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precarious

British pronunciation/pɹɪkˈe‍əɹɪəs/
American pronunciation/pɹiˈkɛɹiəs/
precarious
[ADJECTIVE]
1

affording no ease or reassurance

synonyms : unstable
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2

probably going to fall

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3

not secure; beset with difficulties

synonyms : shaky
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Examples
1The company's financial situation was already precarious, and then the loss of a major client caused everything to fall to pieces.
2Their situation is precarious.
3His first steps were precarious.
4For the time being, the situation for Caesar was precarious.
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