extreme dangerousness
Used in a Sentence
precariousness
How to use precariousness in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for precariousness.
Editorial note
On one hand I sympathize with the drivers, in the precariousness of their work.
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Definitions2
Parts of speech1
Quick take
extreme dangerousness
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of precariousness gathered in one view.
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for precariousness.
noun
extreme dangerousness
noun
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"
See also: uncertainty, uncertainness
Example sentences
On one hand I sympathize with the drivers, in the precariousness of their work.
The Latin root of precariousness is “to obtain by prayer”.
The precariousness the author describes is real, at least in my experience.
Part of the renting problem in the US isn't the ownership arrangement, but rather the precariousness.
Cringley mentioned the precariousness of Google's position as the #1 search engine.
First of all, it signals precariousness and non-seriousness.
The frequency and tone of drives might imply some precariousness, but taken alone Wikipedia is fairly firmly in the green.
Well, middle class now is closer to working class precariousness, than before, so it's not exactly that "every pair of points is further apart than it used to be".
First of all, it signals precariousness and non-seriousnessSo you would have avoided Apple and Amazon then?
Does that suggest something about the precariousness of MCD's business model or about the severity of the credit crisis?
The precariousness of health insurance in the United States is unjust, and we should be frustrated and angry about it, and channel that frustration into action.
The anonymous one increases the interest, because it better demonstrates the danger, the precariousness.
"This paradox between our affluence as consumers and our precariousness as workers poses economic, political, and moral conundrums.
" -- H. SchopperThis policy, which leaves the staff member in the unknown for almost five years concerning the possibility of obtaining an IC, ensures too great a flexibility to the Organization and imposes too much precariousness and insecurity on the staff.
I attribute this to the changing social dynamics: while the black kids who weren't getting the best-of-the-best scores had already been tracked into standard classes and could read the writing on the wall in terms of how academia was going to treat them going forward, the mediocre, insecure, and would-be upwardly-mobile white kids were becoming aware of the precariousness of their situation.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use precariousness in a sentence?
On one hand I sympathize with the drivers, in the precariousness of their work.
What does precariousness mean?
extreme dangerousness
What part of speech is precariousness?
precariousness is commonly used as noun.