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dangerously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a dangerous manner; so as to cause danger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: safely

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a dangerous manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: perilously, hazardously

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English dangerous Middle English -ly English -ly English dangerously From dangerous + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: perillosament — in a dangerous manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 危險地 /危险地 (wéixiǎn de) — in a dangerous manner
  • Dutch: gevaarlijk — in a dangerous manner
  • Estonian: ohtlikult — in a dangerous manner
  • Finnish: vaarallisesti — in a dangerous manner
  • French: dangereusement — in a dangerous manner
  • Galician: perigosamente — in a dangerous manner
  • German: gefährlich — in a dangerous manner
  • Greek: επικινδύνως (epikindýnos) — in a dangerous manner
  • Greek: επικίνδυνα (epikíndyna) — in a dangerous manner
  • Hungarian: veszélyesen — in a dangerous manner
  • Hungarian: veszedelmesen — in a dangerous manner
  • Italian: in modo pericoloso — in a dangerous manner
  • Italian: pericolosamente — in a dangerous manner
  • Japanese: 危うく (ayauku) — in a dangerous manner
  • Japanese: 危険に (kiken ni) — in a dangerous manner
  • Norman: dangéreusement — in a dangerous manner
  • Polish: niebezpiecznie — in a dangerous manner
  • Portuguese: perigosamente — in a dangerous manner
  • Romanian: în mod periculos — in a dangerous manner
  • Romanian: cu pericol — in a dangerous manner
  • Russian: опа́сно (opásno) — in a dangerous manner
  • Spanish: peligrosamente — in a dangerous manner
  • Swedish: farligt — in a dangerous manner
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