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  Precarious \Pre*ca"ri*ous\, a. [L. precarius obtained by begging
     or prayer, depending on request or on the will of another,
     fr. precari to pray, beg. See Pray.]
     1. Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by
        courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of
        another; as, precarious privileges. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or
        events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on
        for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious
        state of health; precarious fortunes. ``Intervals of
        partial and precarious liberty.'' --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Uncertain; unsettled; unsteady; doubtful; dubious;
          equivocal.
  
     Usage: Precarious, Uncertain. Precarious in stronger than
            uncertain. Derived originally from the Latin precari,
            it first signified ``granted to entreaty,'' and,
            hence, ``wholly dependent on the will of another.''
            Thus it came to express the highest species of
            uncertainty, and is applied to such things as depend
            wholly on future casualties.
            [1913 Webster] -- Pre*ca"ri*ous*ly, adv. --
            Pre*ca"ri*ous*ness, n.
            [1913 Webster]

  Precarious \Pre*ca"ri*ous\, a. [L. precarius obtained by begging
     or prayer, depending on request or on the will of another,
     fr. precari to pray, beg. See Pray.]
     1. Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by
        courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of
        another; as, precarious privileges. --Addison.
  
     2. Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or
        events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on
        for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious
        state of health; precarious fortunes. ``Intervals of
        partial and precarious liberty.'' --Macaulay.
  
     Syn: Uncertain; unsettled; unsteady; doubtful; dubious;
          equivocal.
  
     Usage: Precarious, Uncertain. Precarious in stronger than
            uncertain. Derived originally from the Latin precari,
            it first signified ``granted to entreaty,'' and,
            hence, ``wholly dependent on the will of another.''
            Thus it came to express the highest species of
            uncertainty, and is applied to such things as depend
            wholly on future casualties. -- Pre*ca"ri*ous*ly,
            adv. -- Pre*ca"ri*ous*ness, n.

  precarious
       adj 1: affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce" [syn:
               unstable]
       2: 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"
          [syn: parlous, perilous, touch-and-go]
       3: dangerously insecure; "a precarious footing on the ladder"
       4: not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage"
          [syn: shaky]

  precarious
     Αγγλικά a.
     αβέβαιος, επισφαλής

  precarious
     a.
     1 (lb en comparable) dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
     2 (lb en legal) Depending on the intention of another.
     a.
     (lb en dentistry) Relating to incipient caries.

  precarious
     a.
     1 (lb en comparable) dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
     2 (lb en legal) Depending on the intention of another.
     a.
     (lb en dentistry) Relating to incipient caries.

  precarious
     a.
     1 (lb en comparable) dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
     2 (lb en legal) Depending on the intention of another.
     a.
     (lb en dentistry) Relating to incipient caries.

  precarious
     a.
     1 (lb en comparable) dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
     2 (lb en legal) Depending on the intention of another.
     a.
     (lb en dentistry) Relating to incipient caries.

  precarious
     Englanti a.
     1 vaarallinen
     2 epävarma
     3 uhanalainen
     4 epäilyttävä

  precarious
     Engelska a.
     prekär

  Precarious /pɹɪkˈeəɹiəs/
  غير ثابت

  precarious //pɹɪˈkɛə.ɹɪ.əs// //pɹɪˈkɛɚ.i.əs// 
  несигурен, ненадежден
  dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous

  precarious /pɹɪkˈeəɹiəs/ 
  nejistý

  precarious /pɹɪkˈeəɹiəs/ 
  prekérní

  precarious /pɹɪkˈeəɹiəs/ 
  vratký

  precarious /pɹɪkˈeəɹiəs/
  gefährdet, unsicher, labil, heikel, prekär  [geh.]

  precarious /pɹɪkˈeəɹiəs/
  
  επισφαλής

  precarious //pɹɪˈkɛə.ɹɪ.əs// //pɹɪˈkɛɚ.i.əs// 
  vaarallinen
  dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous

  precarious /pɹɪkˈeəɹiəs/ 
  1. खतरनाक
        "He was unable to get down from his precarious position on the rock."

  precarious /pɹɪkˈeəɹiəs/
  neizvjestan, neobrazložen, neosnovan, nepouzdan, opasan

  precarious /pɹɪkˈeəɹiəs/
  1. bizonytalan
  2. kétes
  3. ingatag
  4. visszavonható engedményen alapuló
  5. engedélytôl függô

  precarious /prɪˈkeərɪəs/ 
   1.  niebezpieczny
   2.  niepewny

  precarious //pɹɪˈkɛə.ɹɪ.əs// //pɹɪˈkɛɚ.i.əs// 
  prekär
  dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous

  precarious /pɹɪkˈeəɹiəs/
  1. güvenilmez, istikrarsız, esassız, asılsız, kararsız, şüpheli
  2. nazik, tehlikeli, rizikolu
  3. (eski) başkasının keyfine tabi. precariously  tehlikeli bir şekilde
  4. istikrarsızca. precariousness  tehlikeli hal, riziko.

  
/pɹiˈkɛɹiəs/

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "precarious":
     ambiguous, borderline, chancy, critical, dangerous, delicate,
     desultory, dicey, difficult, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, hairy,
     hazardous, iffy, indecisive, infirm, insecure, insubstantial,
     on slippery ground, on thin ice, open, perilous, problematic,
     provisional, questionable, risky, sensitive, shaky, shifting,
     shifty, slippery, slippy, temporary, tentative, ticklish,
     touch-and-go, touchy, treacherous, tricky, uncertain, undependable,
     unfaithworthy, unpredictable, unreliable, unsettled, unsolid,
     unsound, unstable, unsteadfast, unsteady, unsubstantial, unsure,
     untrustworthy
  
  

  a. 不稳定的,不安的,危险的;

     a. 不稳定的,不安的,危险的