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precarious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | shaky |
| Derivation | precariousness |
precarious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | unstable |
| Derivation | precariousness |
a precarious truce.
precarious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | parlous, perilous, touch-and-go |
| Derivation | precariousness |
the precarious life of an undersea diver.
Examples of precarious
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The latest price rises show how precarious the global food situation has become.
From the online.wsj.com
The vessel is in a precarious position on the reef and not as stable as thought.
From the scoop.co.nz
Israel is in a more precarious position in the United States than Oren suggests.
From the theatlantic.com
Don't leave yourself in a precarious position that might affect your reputation.
From the suntimes.com
Keeping samples in refrigerators-the usual way of preserving them-is precarious.
From the economist.com
But General Musharraf's position is more precarious than he would like it to be.
From the economist.com
The other, potentially greater, risk emanates from Sicily's precarious finances.
From the economist.com
It can make money, but it's precarious, because that talent may decide to leave.
From the forbes.com
As ever in London, creativity exists in a precarious relationship with property.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce"
- Parlous: 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"
- Not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage"
- (precariously) in a precarious manner; "being a precariously dominant minority is a difficult position for human nature to cope with"
- (precariousness) extreme dangerousness
- Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous; depending on the intention of another
- Controlled by the God.
- Dangerously lacking in security or stability
