Precarious

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Dangerously lacking in security or stability: a precarious posture; precarious footing on the ladder.
  • adj. Subject to chance or unknown conditions: "His kingdom was still precarious; the Danes far from subdued” ( Christopher Brooke).
  • adj. Based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises: a precarious solution to a difficult problem.
  • adj. Archaic Dependent on the will or favor of another.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous
  • adj. depending on the intention of another
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another.
  • adj. 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
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be lost or withdrawn at the will of another; hence, uncertain; insecure.
  • Specifically, in law, of uncertain tenure; revocable at the will of the owner or creator: as, a precarious right or loan.
  • Dependent only upon the will of the owner or originator; hence, arbitrary; unfounded.
  • Dependent upon chance; of doubtful issue; uncertain as to result.
  • Hence Dangerous; hazardous; exposed to positive peril, risk of misunderstanding, or other hazard.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. affording no ease or reassurance
  • adj. not secure; beset with difficulties
  • adj. fraught with danger
  • Equivalent
    uneasy    insecure    unsafe    dangerous   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    unsettled    uncertain    unsteady    doubtful    equivocal    dubious   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aquarius    Marius    Stradivarius    gregarious    hilarious    nefarious    various    vicarious   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    uncertain    perilous    insecure    unstable    unsatisfactory    doubtful    arduous    fragile    unsteady    difficult