Both Uses of
precarious
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- She stood watching him as he finished lighting the candle stubs that stood on saucers around the room, perched precariously on stacks of books and on side tables crammed with cracked and moldy cups.†
Chpt 17
- Xenophilius strode back to the tea tray, which Hermione had managed to balance precariously on one of the cluttered side tables.†
Chpt 20 *
Definition:
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(precarious) unsafe or in danger of getting worse -- especially in danger of falling