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precariousness

noun

being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

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Word length
14
Starts with
P
Ends with
S
Contains
RE
Scrabble score
18
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

    “the uncertainty of the outcome”

noun

  1. extreme dangerousness

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Example Sentences

the uncertainty of the outcome
the precariousness of his income

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