Meaning & use
precariously
In a way that is not securely fixed or balanced, and therefore likely to fall or fail at any moment.
See it in a sentence
The old ladder leaned precariously against the wall as he climbed to fix the gutter.
Her finances were balanced precariously between one paycheck and the next.
A note on using this word
Precariously is often used both for physical instability, like a leaning object, and for a figuratively unstable situation, like finances.
Words with a similar meaning
unsteadilyriskily
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
securelysteadily
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