Associations to the word «Precarious»
Noun
- Perch
- Footing
- Livelihood
- Subsistence
- Situation
- Balance
- Tenure
- Existence
- Sanity
- Ledge
- Position
- Continuance
- Render
- Predicament
- Fief
- Biennale
- Dependence
- Eminence
- Survival
- Starvation
- Employment
- Precipice
- Condition
- Dope
- Cling
- Finance
- Bonaparte
- Nomad
- Dilemma
- Cliff
- Turmoil
- Strife
- Scrambling
- Inference
- Grip
- Plunging
- Stability
- Health
- Tyranny
- Living
- Circumstance
- Enjoyment
- Reminder
- Economic
- Precaution
- Tilt
- Empire
- Fortune
- Hold
- Walking
- Consuming
- Plight
Adjective
Wiktionary
PRECARIOUS, adjective. (comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
PRECARIOUS, adjective. (legal) Depending on the intention of another.
PRECARIOUS, adjective. (dentistry) Relating to incipient caries.
Dictionary definition
PRECARIOUS, adjective. Affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce".
PRECARIOUS, adjective. 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, adjective. Not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage".
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