Associations to the word «Precarious»

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".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy