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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadNoah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Precarious
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(1):
(a.) 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.
(2):
(a.) 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.