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precarious |
Grep of noun precarious precariousness Overview of adj precarious The adj precarious has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) precarious, unstable -- (affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce") 2. (1) parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go -- (fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery") 3. precarious -- (dangerously insecure; "a precarious footing on the ladder") 4. precarious, shaky -- (not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage") Antonyms of adj precarious 4 senses of precarious Sense 1 precarious, unstable INDIRECT (VIA uneasy) -> easy, at ease Sense 2 parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go INDIRECT (VIA dangerous) -> safe Sense 3 precarious INDIRECT (VIA insecure) -> secure Sense 4 precarious, shaky INDIRECT (VIA insecure) -> secure Similarity of adj precarious 4 senses of precarious Sense 1 precarious, unstable => uneasy (vs. easy) Sense 2 parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go => dangerous (vs. safe), unsafe Sense 3 precarious => insecure (vs. secure) Sense 4 precarious, shaky => insecure (vs. secure), unsafe Attributes of adj precarious Familiarity of adj precarious precarious used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj precarious precarious Overview of adj precarious The adj precarious has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) precarious, unstable -- (affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce") 2. (1) parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go -- (fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery") 3. precarious -- (dangerously insecure; "a precarious footing on the ladder") 4. precarious, shaky -- (not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage")
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