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