perilous
/ˈperələs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PERILOUS
[more perilous; most perilous]
somewhat formal + literary
— perilously
adverb
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He leaned perilously over the edge of the boat.
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She came perilously close to drowning. [=she almost drowned]
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The company was perilously close to bankruptcy.