English Dictionary

PRECARIOUSLY

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does precariously mean? 

PRECARIOUSLY (adverb)
  The adverb PRECARIOUSLY has 1 sense:

1. in a precarious mannerplay

  Familiarity information: PRECARIOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PRECARIOUSLY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

In a precarious manner

Context example:

being a precariously dominant minority is a difficult position for human nature to cope with

Pertainym:

precarious (fraught with danger)


 Context examples 


The most plausible explanation, according to Benneke, is that GJ 3470 b was born precariously close to its red dwarf star, which is about half the mass of our Sun.

(Atmosphere of Midsize Planet Revealed by Hubble, Spitzer, NASA)

He did not know that the Transcontinental had been staggering along precariously for years, that it was a fourth-rater, or tenth-rater, without standing, with a crazy circulation that partly rested on petty bullying and partly on patriotic appealing, and with advertisements that were scarcely more than charitable donations.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)



 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Empty barrels make the most sound." (English proverb)

"Until spring comes, nightingales do not sing." (Azerbaijani proverb)

"With a soft tongue you can even pull a snake out of its nest." (Armenian proverb)

"Every guest is welcome for three days." (Croatian proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact