Dictionary Entry
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
- 1adjective
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.
- 2adjective
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.
- 3adjective
affording no ease or reassurance
"a precarious truce"
Synonyms
- 4adjective
fraught with danger
"dangerous waters"
"a parlous journey on stormy seas"
- 5adjective
not secure; beset with difficulties
"a shaky marriage"
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