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English to English adjective
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Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another; as, precarious privileges. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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affording no ease or reassurance | | Example: a precarious truce
source: wordnet30
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fraught with danger | | Example: dangerous waters
a parlous journey on stormy seas
a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
the precarious life of an undersea diver
dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
source: wordnet30
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not secure; beset with difficulties | | Example: a shaky marriage
source: wordnet30
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