ALL meanings of precarious
pre·car·i·ous
P p - adjective precarious situation: unstable 1
- adjective precarious hazardous 1
- adjective precarious dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood. 1
- adjective precarious dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will of another: He held a precarious tenure under an arbitrary administration. 1
- adjective precarious exposed to or involving danger; dangerous; perilous; risky: the precarious life of an underseas diver. 1
- adjective precarious having insufficient, little, or no foundation: a precarious assumption. 1
- adjective precarious If your situation is precarious, you are not in complete control of events and might fail in what you are doing at any moment. 0
- adjective precarious Something that is precarious is not securely held in place and seems likely to fall or collapse at any moment. 0
- adjective precarious liable to failure or catastrophe; insecure; perilous 0
- adjective precarious dependent on another's will 0
- adjective precarious dependent upon the will or favor of another person 0
- adjective precarious dependent upon circumstances; uncertain; insecure 0
- adjective precarious dependent upon chance; risky 0
- adjective precarious dependent upon mere assumption; unwarranted 0