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precariously
pre·car·i·ous P0508100 (prĭ-kâr′ē-əs)adj.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.
[From Latin precārius, obtained by entreaty, uncertain, from precārī, to entreat; see pray.]
pre·car′i·ous·ly adv.pre·car′i·ous·ness n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | precariously - in a precarious manner; "being a precariously dominant minority is a difficult position for human nature to cope with" |
Translationsprecarious (priˈkeəriəs) adjective insecure; risky or dangerous. 不安全的，充滿危險的，危險的 不安全的，危险的 preˈcariously adverb 不安全地，不可靠地 不可靠地preˈcariousness noun 不安全，充滿危險 不安全
ThesaurusSeeprecarious |