precarious

[US]/prɪˈkeəriəs/
[UK]/prɪˈkeriəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. dependent on chance; uncertain and unsafe; unstable.

Phrases & Collocations

precarious situation

precarious position

precarious balance

precarious financial situation

precarious living conditions

Example Sentences

a precarious posture; precarious footing on the ladder.

the country's increasingly precarious economic position.

a precarious solution to a difficult problem.

she made a precarious living by writing.

He earns a precarious living as a window washer.

A soldier leads a very precarious life.

They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps.

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