All 20 Uses
precarious
in
Outlander
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- Our precarious balance, heretofore contained in a staid wobble, suddenly became much more erratic.†
p. 53.7 *precarious = unsafe or unsure
- This was a sinister reminder of my precarious position, but I was too exhausted to care much.†
p. 66.7
- I wiped my palms surreptitiously against my skirt, feeling guilty at having brought him into such a precarious situation.†
p. 136.3
- Mrs. Fitz, who must have organized this part of the proceedings, leaned precariously across the balustrade, keeping a sharp eye on the behavior of the stewards, mostly lads too young to swear a formal oath.†
p. 137.5precariously = in an unsafe or unsure manner
- I tried to smile at him, but the corners of my mouth wobbled precariously.†
p. 193.4
- On this precariously diplomatic note, we paused while he refilled our empty glasses.†
p. 200.7
- Tansy and eglantine had taken root in the cracks, and waved in precarious yellow flags against the stone.†
p. 235.1precarious = unsafe or unsure
- There were no trees atop the rock, but the smaller plants, the ones that could gain a foothold in the precarious cracks and root themselves in meager soil, sprouted here and there, raising their faces bravely to the hot spring sun.†
p. 235.8
- Further down, I saw that I would have to step out actually into the water, and make my way precariously from rock to rock, balancing above the flood, until the bank widened enough to go ashore again.†
p. 269.2precariously = in an unsafe or unsure manner
- Short periods of more or less comfortable squelching alternated with much longer periods of precarious rock-hopping through the freezing rapids, and I found to my relief that I was much too busy to think very much about Jamie.†
p. 269.6precarious = unsafe or unsure
- He was wrong, though, when he said it was because things were less precarious in my own place—wherever that was.†
p. 289.1
- They hung precariously from his hipbones, the folds drooping in V's over his flat belly.†
p. 447.1precariously = in an unsafe or unsure manner
- At last Jenny gave a triumphant shout, and I splashed my way across, balancing precariously on the mossy rocks that lined the bottom of the burn, shallow at this spot.†
p. 492.9
- For that matter, I might give myself away; I was not at all sure that I could maintain my precarious self-control if I saw him.†
p. 515.7precarious = unsafe or unsure
- Recoiling, he lost his precarious balance and fell, instinctively reaching out his right hand to save himself.†
p. 526.9
- Afraid to speak for fear of disturbing Jamie's precarious concentration, I pulled my feet up onto the bed and shrank back against the wall, trying to stay out of the way.†
p. 530.5
- I've a precarious position here, ye know, verra precarious.†
p. 542.1
- I've a precarious position here, ye know, verra precarious.†
p. 542.1
- Overcome by the sheer theatricality of it, the precarious control I had been hoarding suddenly snapped.†
p. 551.4
- Jamie balanced precariously on one elbow, chin pressed on his chest as he awkwardly aimed the razor-sharp knife under his left breast.†
p. 557.3precariously = in an unsafe or unsure manner
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)