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Precarious
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.
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.
Precariousness
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.

Meaning of Precario from wikipedia

- other by force, stealth or as a temporary favour (nec vi, nec clam, nec precario). The contest was initiated by an interdict called uti possidetis. The...
- elements of the French radical left. February 29 is the feast day of San Precario, the patron saint of precarious workers, who – together with his feast...
- Nec vi, nec clam, nec precario, is a Latin legal term meaning 'without force, without secrecy, without permission' or, in an alternative formulation offered...
- The Precarious Bank Teller (Italian: Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario) is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. Arturo De Fanti...
- Retrieved 5 July 2023. LP (1 May 2020). "Trabalhadores agrícolas imigrantes: Precários e explorados". Jornal do Algarve (in European Portuguese). Archived from...
- Manoeuvre Brigade and the city of Gdańsk, Poland nec vi, nec clam, nec precario Without permission, without secrecy, without interruption The law of adverse...
- a restatement of the centuries-old principle of Nec vi, nec clam, nec precario. A court order granting a right of way is personal to the applicant for...
- Manoeuvre Brigade and the city of Gdańsk, Poland nec vi, nec clam, nec precario Without permission, without secrecy, without interruption The law of adverse...
- being accidentialia negotii and essentalia negotii. nec vi, nec clam, nec precario Without force, without secrecy, without permission Peacefully, openly,...
- down a hill). The text is: VIA INFERIOR | PRIVATAST | T VMBRENI C F | PRECARIO | ITVR | PECVS PLOSTRV | NIQVIS AGAT which is a notice stating that the...