Definition of precariously
: in a precarious manner
These birds suspend their nests precariously among fine twigs …— Michael Hansell … the privilege of a tiny, precariously poised minority.— Derek Bickerton Waiters in white shirts and black vests roamed, trays balanced precariously but with utmost precision.— 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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The first known use of precariously was in 1646
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