 precarious |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] affording no ease or reassurance | |
| Synonyms: | unstable | |
| Examples: | "a precarious truce" |
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| Related terms: | uneasy | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] fraught with danger | |
| Synonyms: | perilous touch-and-go parlous | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | dangerous | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] dangerously insecure | |
| Examples: | "a precarious footing on the ladder" |
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| Related terms: | insecure | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] not secure; beset with difficulties | |
| Synonyms: | shaky | |
| Examples: | "a shaky marriage" |
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| Related terms: | insecure | |
| Similar spelling: |
precariously Procrustes precordium procardia precursor prokaryote procuress procaryote price_war precursory precordial |
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