precarious

pre·car·i·ous  (pr-kâr-s)

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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[From Latin precrius, obtained by entreaty, uncertain, from precr, to entreat; see pray.]

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pre·cari·ous·ly adv.

pre·cari·ous·ness n.

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precarious [prɪˈkɛərɪəs]

adj

1. liable to failure or catastrophe; insecure; perilous

2. Archaic dependent on another's will

[from Latin precārius obtained by begging (hence, dependent on another's will), from prex prayer¹]

precariously  adv

precariousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	precarious - affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce" unstable uneasy - lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance; "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"; "uneasy about his health"; "gave an uneasy laugh"; "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"; "an uneasy coalition government"; "an uneasy calm"; "an uneasy silence fell on the group"
	2.	precarious - 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" parlous, perilous, touch-and-go dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
	3.	precarious - not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage" shaky unsafe, insecure - lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"

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precarious

adjective

1. insecure, dangerous, uncertain, tricky, risky, doubtful, dubious, unsettled, dodgy (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), unstable, unsure, hazardous, shaky, hairy (slang), perilous, touch and go, dicey (informal, chiefly Brit.), chancy (informal), built on sand Our financial situation had become precarious.
insecure certain, safe, secure, stable, dependable

2. dangerous, unstable, shaky, slippery, insecure, unsafe, unreliable, unsteady They crawled up a precarious rope ladder.
dangerous secure, stable, steady, reliable

Translations

precarious [prɪˈkɛərɪəs] ADJ [health, position] → precario
they are in a precarious financial situation → se hallan en una situación económica precaria
it could upset the precarious balance of the peace negotiations → podría alterar el precario equilibrio de las negociaciones de paz

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precarious [prɪˈkɛəriəs] adj

(= unsteady) [ladder] → instable

(= uncertain) [situation, existence, job] → précaire
to be in a precarious position → être en situation précaire

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precarious

adj → unsicher; situation also, relationship → prekär; theory, assertion → anfechtbar; position → unsicher, schwankend; balance → unsicher, schwankend, instabil; peace → gefährdet, instabil, unsicher; at a precarious angle → in einem gefährlich aussehenden Winkel; that cup/that shelf looks somewhat precarious → die Tasse/das Regal sieht ziemlich gefährlich aus

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precarious [prɪˈkɛərɪəs] adj → precario/a

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precarious

adj precarious [priˈkeəriəs]

insecure; risky or dangerous. gevaarlik غَيْر ثابِت أو مُسْتَقِر несигурен nejistý, riskantní usikker; risikabel unsicher επικίνδυνος, επισφαλής precario ebakindel مخاطره آمیز epävarma précaire לא בָּטוחַ खतरनाक, अनश्चित neizvjesan,kritičan bizonytalan berbahaya ótryggur, tvísÿnn precario 不安定な 불안정한, 위험한 nesaugus, rizikingas apšaubāms; nedrošs; riskants berbahaya onveilig, riskant usikker, farlig, prekær ryzykowny precário precar ненадёжный; рискованный neistý, riskantný negotov rizičan osäker, vansklig, prekär, farlig, riskabel ที่ไม่ปลอดภัย güvensiz, rizikolu 不安全的，危險的 ризикований; небезпечний غير محفوظ، مشتبہ mong manh; hiểm nghèo 不安全的，危险的

adv preˈcariously

gevaarlik بصورَة غير ثابته او مُسْتَقِرَّه несигурно riskantně usikkert; risikabelt unsicher επικίνδυνα, επισφαλώς precariamente ebakindlalt بطور خطرناک epävarmasti précairement בְּצורָה לא בְּטוּחָה अनश्चिततापूर्वक opasan bizonytalanul secara berbahaya á tvísÿnan hátt precariamente 不安定に 위험하게 nesaugiai nedroši; riskanti dlm keadaan berbahaya onveilig utrygt, prekært, vaklende ryzykownie precariamente (în mod) riscant ненадёжно; рискованно riskantne negotovo rizično osäkert, vanskligt, riskabelt อย่างไม่ปลอดภัย güvensiz bir şekilde 不可靠(地) ненадійно خطرناک طور پر، مشتبہ طريقے سے bấp bênh 不可靠（地）

n preˈcariousness

gevaarlikheid عَدم ثَبات أو إسْتِقْرار несигурност nejistota usikkerhed; risiko die Unsicherheit επικινδυνότητα precariedad ebakindlus مخاطره epävarmuus précarité סִיכּוּן अनश्चितता opasnost bizonytalanság bahaya óvissa, tvísÿna precarietà 不安定 위험한 nesaugumas nedrošība; riskantums keadaan berbahaya onveiligheid utrygghet, farlighet przypadkowość precariedade precaritate ненадёжность;рискованность neistota negotovost rizičnost osäkerhet, vansklighet ความไม่ปลอดภัย güvensizlik 不安全 ненадійність مشتبہ ہونا tính bấp bênh 不安全