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precarious
adjective /prɪˈkeə.ri.əs/
/-ˈker.i-/ Definition
› in a dangerous state because not safe or firmly fixed: The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.Unsafe and insecure › A precarious situation is likely to get worse: Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a precarious financial position.Dangers and threats precariousness
/-nəs/ noun [U] Unsafe and insecure
(Definition of precarious adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at stake idiom
- be on the line idiom
- endangered adjective
- exposed adjective
- hang by a thread idiom
- in the firing line idiom
- indefensible adjective
- insecure adjective (NOT SAFE)
- jeopardy noun
- precariously adverb
- sb's/sth's days are numbered idiom
- shadow noun (DARKNESS)
- shaky adjective (WEAK)
- struggle verb (EFFORT)
- threat noun
- unattended adjective
- unbalanced adjective (NOT FIRM)
- unguarded adjective
- unsound adjective (WEAK)
- unstable adjective
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