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Precariously 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.
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.
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. -- Pre*ca"ri*ous*ly,
adv. -- Pre*ca"ri*ous*ness, n.
Vicariously Vicariously Vi*ca"ri*ous*ly, adv.
In a vicarious manner.
