Meanings
adverbprecariously (comparative more precariously, superlative most precariously)
comparative more precariously · superlative most precariously
- In a precarious manner; dangerously.
A Greater Anglia Class 755 stands precariously close to where ballast has been washed away at Haddiscoe on January 30.
2022 February 9, “Network News”, in RAIL, page 27, photo caption
Origin
Translations
Catalan precàriament
- precàriamentin a precarious manner
Czech prekérně
- prekérněin a precarious manner
French précairement
- précairementin a precarious manner
German unsicher, prekär
- unsicherin a precarious manner
- prekärin a precarious manner
Greek επισφαλώς
- επισφαλώς (episfalós)in a precarious manner
Hungarian bizonytalanul, kétesen
- bizonytalanulin a precarious manner
- kétesenin a precarious manner
- visszavonhatóanin a precarious manner
Italian precariamente
- precariamentein a precarious manner
Polish niepewnie
- niepewniein a precarious manner
Portuguese precariamente
- precariamentein a precarious manner
Russian ненадёжно
- ненадёжно (nenadjóžno)in a precarious manner
Spanish precariamente
- precariamentein a precarious manner
Cite this entry
APA
precariously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precariously
MLA
“precariously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precariously. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precariously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precariously.
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