Precarious


adjective
1.
dependent on circumstances beyond one’s control; uncertain; unstable; insecure:
a precarious livelihood.
2.
dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will of another: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.
3.
exposed to or involving danger; dangerous; perilous; risky:
the precarious life of an underseas diver.
4.
having insufficient, little, or no foundation:
a precarious assumption.
adjective
1.
liable to failure or catastrophe; insecure; perilous
2.
(archaic) dependent on another’s will

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