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- Dictionaryprecarious/prɪˈkɛːrɪəs/
adjective
- 1. not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse: "a precarious ladder"
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PRECARIOUS definition: 1. in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly: 2. A…. Learn more.
precarious: [adjective] depending on the will or pleasure of another.
Precarious definition: dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; insecure. See examples of PRECARIOUS used in a sentence.
PRECARIOUS meaning: 1. in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly: 2. A…. Learn more.
precarious: 1 adj not secure; beset with difficulties Synonyms: shaky insecure , unsafe lacking in security or safety adj affording no ease or reassurance “a precarious truce” Synonyms: unstable uneasy lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance adj fraught with danger “the precarious life of an undersea diver” Synonyms: ...
2 meanings: 1. liable to failure or catastrophe; insecure; perilous 2. archaic dependent on another's will.... Click for more definitions.
PRECARIOUS meaning: 1. A precarious situation is likely to become worse: 2. not fixed and likely to fall: . Learn more.
precarious meaning, definition, what is precarious: a precarious situation or state is one w...: Learn more.
Precarious definition: . See examples of PRECARIOUS used in a sentence.
2. Subject to chance or unknown conditions: "His kingdom was still precarious; the Danes far from subdued" (Christopher Brooke).
