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(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous. / (law) Depending on the intention of another.

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precarious

IPA(Pronunciation)

/pɹɪˈkɛə.ɹɪ.əs/

Adjective

comparable

(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous. / (law) Depending on the intention of another.

Japanese Meaning

危険で不安定な状態にある、落ちやすい、不確実な / （法律用語として）他者の意図に依存する

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The climber paused on a precarious ledge, aware that one wrong step could be fatal.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

登山者は一歩間違えれば命に関わることを承知で、危うい崖っぷちで立ち止まった。

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Sense（1）

(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.

One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.

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Sense（2）

(law) Depending on the intention of another.

more precarious

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most precarious

（ superlative ）

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