precariously
adverb/prɪˈkeəriəsli/
/prɪˈkeriəsli/
- in a way that is not safe or certain; dangerously
- The economy is precariously close to recession.
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- in a way that means something is likely to fall or that might cause somebody to fall
- He balanced the glass precariously on the arm of his chair.
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