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. [From Latin prec  rius, obtained by entreaty, uncertain, from precr , to entreat; see pray.]pre·car i·ous·ly adv.pre·car i·ous·ness n. |
precarious
Adjective
(of a position or situation) dangerous or insecure [Latin precarius obtained by begging]
precariously adv
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| Adj. | 1. | precarious - affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce" 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" | |
| 3. | precarious - not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage" |
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, shonky Austral., N.Z. (informal) << OPPOSITE secure
Translations
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 위태로운, 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 arveluttavasti précairement בְּצורָה לא בְּטוּחָה अनश्चिततापूर्वक opasan bizonytalanul secara berbahaya á tvísÿnan hátt precariamente 不安定に 위태롭게 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 위태로움 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
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