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| pre·car·i·ous [ prə kérree əss ] |
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1. unsafe: dangerously unstable, unsteady, uncertain, or insecure
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2. not well founded: based on uncertain premises or unwarranted assumptions
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formal
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin precarius "depending on entreaty, uncertain"] |
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  pre·car·i·ous·ly adverb |
| pre·car·i·ous·ness noun |
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