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 Definitions of precarious  [ɪˈkɛər i əs]  

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Definition of 'precarious' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) precarious
dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain:
a precarious livelihood.

2.  precarious
dangerous because insecure or unsteady.

3.  precarious
based upon insufficient evidence.

4.  precarious
dependent on the will of another.

Etymology:  (1640–50; < L precārius. See prayer1)

Definition of 'precarious' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) precarious, unstable
affording no ease or reassurance
"a precarious truce"

2. (adj) parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go
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. (adj) precarious, shaky
not secure; beset with difficulties
"a shaky marriage"


Definition of 'precarious' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) precarious
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

2. (adj) precarious
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


Translation of 'precarious' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: insecure; risky or dangerous.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: gevaarlik Arabic flag Arabic: غَيْر ثابِت أو مُسْتَقِر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: несигурен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: precário Czech flag Czech: nejistý, riskantní German flag German: unsicher
Danish flag Danish: usikker; risikabel Greek flag Greek: επικίνδυνος, επισφαλής Spanish flag Spanish: precario
Estonian flag Estonian: ebakindel Farsi flag Farsi: مخاطره آمیز Finnish flag Finnish: epävarma
French flag French: précaire Hebrew flag Hebrew: לא בָּטוחַ Hindi flag Hindi: खतरनाक, अनश्चित
Croatian flag Croatian: neizvjesan, kritičan Hungarian flag Hungarian: bizonytalan Indonesian flag Indonesian: berbahaya
Icelandic flag Icelandic: ótryggur, tvísÿnn Italian flag Italian: precario Japanese flag Japanese: 不安定な
Korean flag Korean: 불안정한, 위험한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nesaugus, rizikingas Latvian flag Latvian: apšaubāms; nedrošs; riska
Malay flag Malay: berbahaya Dutch flag Dutch: onveilig, riskant Norwegian flag Norwegian: usikker, farlig, prekær
Polish flag Polish: ryzykowny Persian flag Persian: مخاطره آمیز Pashto flag Pashto: خطرناك
Portuguese flag Portuguese: precário Romanian flag Romanian: precar Russian flag Russian: ненадёжный; рискованный
Slovak flag Slovak: neistý, riskantný Slovenian flag Slovenian: negotov Serbian flag Serbian: rizičan
Swedish flag Swedish: osäker, vansklig, prekär, Thai flag Thai: ที่ไม่ปลอดภัย Turkish flag Turkish: güvensiz, rizikolu
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 不安全的,充滿危險的,危險的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: ризикований; небезпечний Urdu flag Urdu: غير محفوظ، مشتبہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: mong manh; hiểm nghèo Chinese flag Chinese: 不安全的,危险的

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