PRECARIOUS
\pɹɪkˈe͡əɹɪəs], \pɹɪkˈeəɹɪəs], \p_ɹ_ɪ_k_ˈeə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_s]\
Definitions of PRECARIOUS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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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"
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affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce"
By Princeton University
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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"
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affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Depending upon the will or pleasure of another, or upon a turn of circumstances; uncertain; insecure.
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Precariousness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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