All 3 Uses of
precarious
in
Angels & Demons
- His voice sounded suddenly precarious.†
Chpt 21-22 *
- Perched precariously on the upper stacks he found the fattest ledgers of all-those belonging to the masters of the Renaissance-Michelangelo, Raphael, da Vinci, Botticelli.†
Chpt 83-84
- He turned to Mortati with a troubled mystification, as if the precarious awe of the night before had slipped back into his heart.†
Chpt 135-136
Definition:
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(precarious) unsafe or in danger of getting worse -- especially in danger of falling