In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HAZARDOUSLY
perilously, hazardously, dangerously
(adverb) in a dangerous manner; “he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
hazardously (comparative more hazardously, superlative most hazardously)
In a hazardous manner.
Source: Wiktionary
HAZARDOUS
Haz"ard*ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. hasardeux.]
Definition: Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky. To enterprise so hazardous and high! Milton.
Syn.
– Perilous; dangerous; bold; daring; adventurous; venturesome; precarious; uncertain.
– Haz"ard*ous*ly, adv.
– Haz"ard*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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