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  2. PRECARIOUSNESS definition: 1. the condition of being likely to fail or get worse: 2. the dangerous state of not being in a…. Learn more.

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      in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being...

  3. Precariousness is a state of being in danger or unsure about something. The precariousness of a small child balancing on a rock wall might cause you to wait below with your arms outstretched, ready to catch her.

  4. The meaning of PRECARIOUS is dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments. How to use precarious in a sentence. Did you know?

  5. The meaning of PRECARIOUSNESS is the state or condition of being precarious. How to use precariousness in a sentence.

  6. in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly: The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff. A precarious situation is likely to get worse: Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a precarious financial position. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  7. dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will of another: He held a precarious tenure under an arbitrary administration. Synonyms: undependable, unreliable, dubious, doubtful. Antonyms: reliable. exposed to or involving danger; dangerous; perilous; risky: the precarious life of an underseas diver.

  8. Definition of 'precarious' precarious. (prɪkeəriəs ) 1. adjective. If your situation is precarious, you are not in complete control of events and might fail in what you are doing at any moment. Our financial situation had become precarious. ...the Government's precarious position.