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| 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 | dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will of another: He held a precarious tenure under an arbitrary administration.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. |