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Definition of Precarious
1. Adjective. Affording no ease or reassurance. "A precarious truce"
2. Adjective. Fraught with danger. "Dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"
Exact synonyms: Parlous, Perilous, Touch-and-go
Similar to: Dangerous, Unsafe
Derivative terms: Peril, Peril, Peril, Perilousness, Precariousness
Similar to: Dangerous, Unsafe
Derivative terms: Peril, Peril, Peril, Perilousness, Precariousness
3. Adjective. Not secure; beset with difficulties. "A shaky marriage"
Definition of Precarious
1. a. Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another; as, precarious privileges.
Definition of Precarious
1. Adjective. (comparable) dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous ¹
2. Adjective. (legal) depending on the intention of another ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Precarious
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Precarious
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