precariam
Dictionary entries
- Entry →precarius, precaria, precarium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
obtained by prayer; doubtful, precarious;
acc. sg. (f.)
Examples
Liber III
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...prensare homines coepit et non orare solum precariam opem, sed pro debita petere: se pro liberis eorum..."Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...tribunos, includi legatos, infecta sanguine castra, flumina, meque precariam animam inter infensos trahere. 'Cur enim primo contionis..."Liber IV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...animos formidinem, fugam famemque ac totiens captis precariam vitam. neque Treviros aut Lingonas benevolentia contineri: resumpturos arma..."