precarious

Definition of Precarious in English :

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Adjective

1. precarious, unstable

affording no ease or reassurance

Example Sentences:
'a precarious truce'

unstable

2. parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go

fraught with danger

Example Sentences:
'dangerous waters'
'a parlous journey on stormy seas'
'a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat'
'the precarious life of an undersea diver'
'dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery'

3. precarious, shaky

not secure; beset with difficulties

Example Sentences:
'a shaky marriage'

shaky

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Precarious

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adjective

1.

liable to failure or catastrophe; insecure; perilous

2. archaic

dependent on another's will

Precarious

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adjective

1.

dependent upon the will or favor of another person

2.

dependent upon circumstances; uncertain; insecure

a precarious living

3.

dependent upon chance; risky

a precarious foothold

4.

dependent upon mere assumption; unwarranted

a precarious assertion

Precarious

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adj.

1. Dangerously lacking in security or stability: a precarious posture; precarious footing on the ladder.

2. Subject to chance or unknown conditions: "His kingdom was still precarious; the Danes far from subdued" (Christopher Brooke).

3. Based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises: a precarious solution to a difficult problem.

4. Archaic Dependent on the will or favor of another.

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