precariously
adverb
pre·car·i·ous·ly
pri-ˈker-ē-əs-lē 
: in a precarious manner
These birds suspend their nests precariously among fine twigs …—
Michael Hansell
Michael Hansell… the privilege of a tiny, precariously poised minority.—Derek Bickerton
Derek BickertonWaiters in white shirts and black vests roamed, trays balanced precariously but with utmost precision.—Noah Charney
Noah Charney… it's now balancing precariously on the brink of extinction and has become the first-ever bumblebee to be declared endangered in the US.—Laura Dennison
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After several months of traipsing through dingy slush and teetering precariously across unshoveled Denver sidewalks, my thermal Blundstone Chelsea boots look wrecked.
—Beth Rankin, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Many of those questions are still hanging over the market, just not quite as precariously as before.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
But trans rights hang precariously in the balance in Missouri, especially as 47 of the 622 pieces of anti-trans legislation put forward by local legislators have been from the Show-Me State alone.
—Quispe López, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
Each tool hangs precariously on a nailhead, and one wrong move can lead to a dangerous avalanche of rakes and shovels.
—Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
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Beth Rankin, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Many of those questions are still hanging over the market, just not quite as precariously as before.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
But trans rights hang precariously in the balance in Missouri, especially as 47 of the 622 pieces of anti-trans legislation put forward by local legislators have been from the Show-Me State alone.
—Quispe López, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
Each tool hangs precariously on a nailhead, and one wrong move can lead to a dangerous avalanche of rakes and shovels.
—Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Precariously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precariously. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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