Precarious

What do we mean by precarious?

Dangerously lacking in security or stability. adjective

Subject to chance or unknown conditions. adjective

Based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises. adjective

Dependent on the will or favor of another. adjective

Dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be lost or withdrawn at the will of another; hence, uncertain; insecure.

Specifically, in law, of uncertain tenure; revocable at the will of the owner or creator: as, a precarious right or loan.

Dependent only upon the will of the owner or originator; hence, arbitrary; unfounded.

Dependent upon chance; of doubtful issue; uncertain as to result.

Hence Dangerous; hazardous; exposed to positive peril, risk of misunderstanding, or other hazard.

Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another. adjective

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 adjective

Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous adjective

Depending on the intention of another adjective

Affording no ease or reassurance adjective

Not secure; beset with difficulties adjective

Fraught with danger adjective

Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.

Depending on the intention of another.

Dangerously lacking security Urban Dictionary

Dangerously unsteady Urban Dictionary

To be at ones mercy. To be in a situation where only someone else other than your self can decide your fate. (Most of the time a bad scenario). Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to precarious:
precarious, gregarious, precocious, precious, procacious, predacious, precautious, presagious, precarium, arenarious, unprecarious.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word precarious:
situation, finances, livelihood, balance, position, existence, financial, condition, conditions, employment, vulnerable, circumstances, byzantine, consequently, economic, jobs, debt.

Words that rhyme with precarious:
nefarious, gregarious, vicarious, various, hilarious, aquarius, scarious, carious, ferreous, stradivarius, marius, terreous, bury us, ferry us, harry us, marry us, tavoulareas.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective precarious:
position, situation, existence, balance, state, condition, nature, living, tenure, life, health, conditions, hold, status, equilibrium, livelihood, footing, peace, subsistence, foothold, circumstances, perch, business, employment, situations, independence, positions, supply, foundation, relationship, basis, future, stability, character, security, means, undertaking, economy, support, dependence, finances, authority, unity, possession, angle, lives, ground, majority, moment, act, income, path, jobs, environment, truce, mode, base, occupation, foundations, enterprise, supplies, trade, journey, neutrality, profession, freedom, throne, venture, survival, shelter, alliance, task, title, grip, bridge.

Words that sound like precarious:
precarious, pretorius, precocious, precautious, precariously, perichoresis, procacious, preconscious, previous, gregarious, pancreas, prescious, pretoria, preakness, progeria, procreates, precariousness, precurse, perjurious, procerus, procardia.