Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRE-CA'RI-OUS-NESS
PRE-CA'RI-OUS-LYPRE'CA-TIVE, or PRE'CA-TO-RY
PRE-CA'RI-OUS-NESS, n.
Uncertainty; dependence on the will or pleasure of others, or unknown events; as, the precariousness of life or health.
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