perilously

From Middle English perilously; equivalent to perilous +‎ -ly.

perilously (comparative more perilously, superlative most perilously)

1. In a perilous manner.
   • 1988, Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, William Heinemann Ltd, page 90:

     A door flopped open, wobbling perilously on its one remaining hinge.

• perelously, perllously, perlously, perilosely, parlously, perilousliche, perilouselich, perilouslych

From perilous +‎ -ly.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛriluːsliː/, /ˈpɛr(ə)luːsiː/, /ˈpar(ə)luːsiː/, /ˈpɛriluːsliːtʃ(ə)/

perilously

1. In a way that is full of peril; harmfully, hurtfully.
2. In a cruel way; strictly, ruthlessly.
3. In a sinful way; evilly, iniquitously.

• English: perilously, parlously

• “perilǒuslī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.