precarious

/prɪˈkeəriəs/ adjective

Translation

SITUATION › A precarious situation is likely to become worse.

tehlikeli, güvenliksiz, rizikolu, nazik

Many illegal immigrants are in a precarious position.2325

NOT FIXED › not fixed and likely to fall

sağlam değil, sallantılı, güvenilir olmayan

That shelf looks a bit precarious.2325

precariously adverb ›

kötüye giden bir şekilde

Her cup was balanced precariously on the arm of the chair.

(Definition of precarious adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

everything that exists or is possible

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