precarious
Collocations
5ADJ.
jewish, mere, rural
VERB + PRECARIOUS
driven, lives, remained
PRECARIOUS + NOUN
algiers, dinghies, existence, fisherman, human, life, refuge
PREP.
from, in, in
ADV.
lazily, once
Definitions
adj
Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.
Never had he been so fond of this body of his as now when his tenure of it was so precarious.
Depending on the intention of another.
adj
Relating to incipient caries.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free
WiktionaryNever had he been so fond of this body of his as now when his tenure of it was so precarious.
WiktionaryThe existence of Jewish partisans was precarious. They lived from hand to mouth, stealing when necessary, arranging secret deliveries of food, and spending hours and even days in holes in the ground w
WiktionaryThe first-time precarious fisherman lazily fished dangerous poisonous fish, but soon stopped to shell peas.
Tatoeba · #1954429The diplomats are in a precarious position.
Tatoeba · #2326791Their situation is precarious.
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