All 3 Uses
precarious
in
A Great and Terrible Beauty
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- There isn't a moment when my head doesn't pound, and breakfast—dry toast with marmalade—sits precariously on the sea of my stomach.†
Chpt 14 *precariously = in an unsafe or unsure manner
- The boat tips precariously.†
Chpt 20
- It's such a precarious balance, it's a wonder we do it at all.†
Chpt 38precarious = unsafe or unsure
Definitions:
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(1)
(precarious) unsafe or in danger of getting worse -- especially in danger of falling
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)