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List of meaning for precarious

unstable, dangerous or difficult

precarious, unstable(adj)

affording no ease or reassurance

"a precarious truce"

parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go(adj)

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"

precarious, shaky(adj)

not secure; beset with difficulties

"a shaky marriage"

not safe, strong, or steady He earned a precarious livelihood by gambling. She was in a state of precarious health. The government is in a precarious position.

The strong wind almost knocked him off of his precarious perch on the edge of the cliff.

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