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Precarious

Precarious Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Precarious? [adj] affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce" [adj] fraught with danger; "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" [adj] not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage" [adj] dangerously insecure; "a precarious footing on the ladder" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Precarious: dangerous \| insecure \| parlous \| perilous \| shaky \| touch-and-go \| uneasy \| unsafe \| unstable Related Terms \| Find terms related to Precarious: ambiguous \| borderline \| chancy \| critical \| dangerous \| delicate \| desultory \| dicey \| difficult \| doubtful \| dubious \| equivocal \| hairy \| hazardous \| iffy \| indecisive \| infirm \| insecure \| insubstantial \| on slippery ground \| on thin ice \| open \| perilous \| problematic \| provisional \| questionable \| risky \| sensitive \| shaky \| shifting \| shifty \| slippery \| slippy \| temporary \| tentative \| ticklish \| touch-and-go \| touchy \| treacherous \| tricky \| uncertain \| undependable \| unfaithworthy \| unpredictable \| unreliable \| unsettled \| unsolid \| unsound \| unstable \| unsteadfast \| unsteady \| unsubstantial \| unsure \| untrustworthy See Also \| Precarious In Webster's Dictionary \Preca"rious\, a. [L. precarius obtained by begging or prayer, depending on request or on the will of another, fr. precari to pray, beg. See {Pray}.] 1. 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. --Addison. 2. Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious state of health; precarious fortunes. ``Intervals of partial and precarious liberty.'' --Macaulay. Syn: Uncertain; unsettled; unsteady; doubtful; dubious; equivocal. Usage: {Precarious}, {Uncertain}. Precarious in stronger than uncertain. Derived originally from the Latin precari, it first signified ``granted to entreaty,'' and, hence, ``wholly dependent on the will of another.'' Thus it came to express the highest species of uncertainty, and is applied to such things as depend wholly on future casualties. -- {Preca"riously}, adv. -- {Preca"riousness}, n.

Precarious Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Precarious?

[adj] affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce"
[adj] fraught with danger; "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"
[adj] not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage"
[adj] dangerously insecure; "a precarious footing on the ladder"

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Precarious In Webster's Dictionary

\Pre*ca"ri*ous\, a. [L. precarius obtained by begging
or prayer, depending on request or on the will of another,
fr. precari to pray, beg. See {Pray}.]
1. 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. --Addison.

2. Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or
   events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on
   for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious
   state of health; precarious fortunes. ``Intervals of
   partial and precarious liberty.'' --Macaulay.

Syn: Uncertain; unsettled; unsteady; doubtful; dubious;
     equivocal.

Usage: {Precarious}, {Uncertain}. Precarious in stronger than
       uncertain. Derived originally from the Latin precari,
       it first signified ``granted to entreaty,'' and,
       hence, ``wholly dependent on the will of another.''
       Thus it came to express the highest species of
       uncertainty, and is applied to such things as depend
       wholly on future casualties. -- {Pre*ca"ri*ous*ly},
       adv. -- {Pre*ca"ri*ous*ness}, n.

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