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perilously

/ˈpeɹələsli/PEH-ruh-luh-slee
/ˈpɛɹələsli/PEH-ruh-luh-slee

Meaningin a way full of peril

Common meaning: in a perilous way

Journey through time

  1. Latinpericlum‘periculum, danger’source
  2. Frenchperilsource
  3. Middle Englishperilsource
  4. Englishperil‘serious danger’
  5. Englishformed in English from perilperilous‘very dangerous’
  6. Englishformed in English from perilousperilously‘in a perilous way’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way full of peril. It can be inferred from any of: perilous.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from perilous + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • periclum Latin · source word “periculum, danger”

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