precarious
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pre·car·i·ous
(prĭ-kâr'ē-əs) 
adj.
precariousness pre·car'i·ous·ness n.
adj.
- Dangerously lacking in security or stability: a precarious posture; precarious footing on the ladder.
- Subject to chance or unknown conditions: "His kingdom was still precarious; the Danes far from subdued" (Christopher Brooke).
- Based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises: a precarious solution to a difficult problem.
- Archaic. Dependent on the will or favor of another.
[From Latin precārius, obtained by entreaty, uncertain, from precārī, to entreat. See pray.]
precariously pre·car'i·ous·ly adv.precariousness pre·car'i·ous·ness n.
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precarious
adj
Definition: tricky, doubtful
Antonyms: certain, definite, firm, safe, secure, stable, strong, sure, undoubted
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precarious
IN BRIEF: Not safe or sure.
Earned a precarious living by taking in one another's washing.
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Precarious
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som er afhængig af en andens forgodtbefindende, usikker, uholdbar, risikabel
Nederlands (Dutch)
hachelijk, precair, onveilig, onzeker
Français (French)
adj. - précaire
Deutsch (German)
adj. - prekär, gefährdet, unsicher
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επισφαλής, επικίνδυνος, όχι σίγουρος, αβέβαιος
Italiano (Italian)
precario, malsicuro, instabile
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - precário
Русский (Russian)
шаткий, рискованный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - precario, inseguro
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - osäker, vansklig, prekär
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不稳定的, 危险的, 不安的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不穩定的, 危險的, 不安的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불확실한, 믿을 수 없는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不安定な, 危険な, 根拠の弱い
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) غير ثابت أو مستقر
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מסוכן, לא יציב, תלוי במקרה, לא בטוח, לא מבוסס
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