parlously

/ˈpɑrləsli/
adverb
  1. In a way that is dangerously or worryingly bad or uncertain.
    • The company's finances were parlously low after the failed investment.
    • The old bridge was parlously close to collapsing.
    • His health had declined parlously over the winter.
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