Associations to the word «Precarious»

Wiktionary

PRECARIOUS, adjective. (comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
PRECARIOUS, adjective. (legal) Depending on the intention of another.
PRECARIOUS, adjective. (dentistry) Relating to incipient caries.

Dictionary definition

PRECARIOUS, adjective. Affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce".
PRECARIOUS, adjective. 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".
PRECARIOUS, adjective. Not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage".

Wise words

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