precarious

precarious is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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.
2. adjective. Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious state of health; precarious fortunes.
3. adjective. affording no ease or reassurance

   "a precarious truce"

   Synonyms: unstable

4. adjective. fraught with danger

   "dangerous waters"

   "a parlous journey on stormy seas"

   Synonyms: parlous, perilous

5. adjective. not secure; beset with difficulties

   "a shaky marriage"

   Synonyms: shaky

Synonyms

unstable, parlous, perilous, shaky

Common word forms

precariously, precariousness

Words from these letters

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