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- Dictionaryprecarious/prɪˈkɛːrɪəs/
adjective
- 1. not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse: "a precarious ladder"
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in danger because not firmly fixed; likely to fall or suffer harm: I climbed onto a precarious platform to get a better view.
The meaning of PRECARIOUS is dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments. How to use precarious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Precarious.
Precarious definition: dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; insecure. See examples of PRECARIOUS used in a sentence.
in danger because not firmly fixed; likely to fall or suffer harm: I climbed onto a precarious platform to get a better view.
Grab for the adjective precarious when something is unstable, dangerous or difficult and likely to get worse. Are you totally broke and the people you owe money to keep calling? You're in a precarious financial situation!
1. Dangerously lacking in security or stability: a precarious posture; precarious footing on the ladder. 2. Subject to chance or unknown conditions: "His kingdom was still precarious; the Danes far from subdued" (Christopher Brooke). 3. Based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises: a precarious solution to a difficult problem. 4.
Something that is precarious is not securely held in place and seems likely to fall or collapse at any moment.
dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will of another: He held a precarious tenure under an arbitrary administration. Synonyms: undependable, unreliable, dubious, doubtful. Antonyms: reliable.
