Meaning & Definition of Precarious in English
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Precarious
/prikɛriəs/
adjective
1. Affording no ease or reassurance
- "A precarious truce"
synonym:
- precarious,
- unstable
2. 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"
synonym:
- parlous,
- perilous,
- precarious,
- touch-and-go
3. Not secure
- Beset with difficulties
- "A shaky marriage"
synonym:
- precarious,
- shaky