heypolyglot
Italian

pericolosamente

/perikolosaˈmen.te/adverbB2
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Meaning

dangerously

  • in a dangerous, risky, or hazardous manner
  • to a degree that causes concern or alarm

In a sentence

L'auto sbandava pericolosamente sulla strada bagnata.

The car was swerving dangerously on the wet road.

Il livello dell'acqua è salito pericolosamente durante la notte.

The water level rose dangerously overnight.

Non avvicinarti pericolosamente al ciglio del burrone.

Don't get dangerously close to the edge of the cliff.

Usage notes

  • Formed regularly from the feminine adjective 'pericolosa' plus the suffix '-mente'.

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