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precarious
(pr/I/'k/(@)/r/i//@/s )

adjective (a)

  • 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.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • affording no ease or reassurance(adj.all)
    Example:
    A precarious truce.
    Synonym:
    unstable
    source: wordnet30
  • fraught with danger(adj.all)
    Example:
    The precarious life of an undersea diver.
    Synonym:
    parlous, perilous, touch-and-go
    source: wordnet30
  • not secure; beset with difficulties(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    shaky
    source: wordnet30
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