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adjective
- 1. not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse: "a precarious ladder"
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in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly: The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff. A precarious situation is likely to get worse: Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a precarious financial position. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of PRECARIOUS is dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments. How to use precarious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Precarious.
Precarious definition: dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; insecure. See examples of PRECARIOUS used in a sentence.
in danger because not firmly fixed; likely to fall or suffer harm: I climbed onto a precarious platform to get a better view.
2 meanings: 1. liable to failure or catastrophe; insecure; perilous 2. archaic dependent on another's will.... Click for more definitions.
Grab for the adjective precarious when something is unstable, dangerous or difficult and likely to get worse. Are you totally broke and the people you owe money to keep calling? You're in a precarious financial situation!
Definition of precarious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
