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Synonyms
pre·car·i·ous (prĭ-kâŕē-əs)

[From Latin precārius, obtained by entreaty, uncertain, from precārī, to entreat; see pray.]

adjective 

  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. Archaic Dependent on the will or favor of another.

derivatives

pre·caŕi·ous·ly
adverb
pre·caŕi·ous·ness
noun