Usage Note
dangereusement is formed from the feminine adjective dangereuse + -ment, following the standard French adverb pattern. It can intensify an adjective colloquially — dangereusement proche (dangerously close) — as well as modify a verb. The related noun is danger and adjective dangereux/dangereuse.
Examples
"Il conduisait dangereusement vite."
Natural Translation
He was driving dangerously fast.

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