precariousness
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precariousness n 1 :
extreme dangerousness 2 :
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance ; "
the uncertainty of the outcome "; "
the precariousness of his income " [
synonym : {
uncertainty }, {
uncertainness },
{
precariousness }] [
ant : {
certainty }, {
foregone conclusion },
{
sure thing }]
Precarious \
Pre *
ca "
ri *
ous \,
a . [
L .
precarius obtained by begging or prayer ,
depending on request or on the will of another ,
fr .
precari to pray ,
beg .
See {
Pray }.]
1 .
Depending on the will or pleasure of another ;
held by courtesy ;
liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another ;
as ,
precarious privileges . --
Addison .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Held by a doubtful tenure ;
depending on unknown causes or events ;
exposed to constant risk ;
not to be depended on for certainty or stability ;
uncertain ;
as ,
a precarious state of health ;
precarious fortunes . "
Intervals of partial and precarious liberty ." --
Macaulay .
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1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Uncertain ;
unsettled ;
unsteady ;
doubtful ;
dubious ;
equivocal .
Usage : {
Precarious }, {
Uncertain }.
Precarious in stronger than uncertain .
Derived originally from the Latin precari ,
it first signified "
granted to entreaty ,"
and ,
hence ,
"
wholly dependent on the will of another ."
Thus it came to express the highest species of uncertainty ,
and is applied to such things as depend wholly on future casualties .
[
1913 Webster ] -- {
Pre *
ca "
ri *
ous *
ly },
adv . --
{
Pre *
ca "
ri *
ous *
ness },
n .
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1913 Webster ]
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