precariouslyadverb
uk/prɪˈkeə.ri.əs.li/us/prɪˈker.i.əs.li/in a way that is likely to fall, be damaged, fail, etc.:
Her suitcase was precariously balanced on the tiny luggage rack above her head.
He lived somewhat precariously from one day to the next, never knowing where his next meal was coming from.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unsafe and insecure
- at stake idiom
- be on the line idiom
- day
- endangered
- exposed
- in the firing line idiom
- indefensible
- insecure
- jeopardy
- precarious
- shadow
- sketchy
- stake
- struggle
- threat
- unattended
- unbalanced
- unguarded
- unsafe
- unstable
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