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Tentative
An essay; a trial; an experiment.
Equilibrist
One who balances himself in unnatural positions and hazardous movements; a balancer.
Temporary
Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief.
Ticklish
Sensible to slight touches; easily tickled; as, the sole of the foot is very ticklish; the hardened palm of the hand is not ticklish.
Jeopardous
Perilous; hazardous.
Adventurous
Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; -- applied to persons.
Sound
To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect.
Insecurity
The condition or quality of being insecure; want of safety; danger; hazard; as, the insecurity of a building liable to fire; insecurity of a debt.
Instability
The quality or condition of being unstable; want of stability, firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail; insecurity; precariousness; as, the instability of a building.
Awkward
Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a tric..
Menacing
of Menace
Dangerous
Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.
Perilous
Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.
Hazardous
Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky.
Desultory
Leaping or skipping about.
Venturesome
Inclined to venture; not loth to run risk or danger; venturous; bold; daring; adventurous; as, a venturesome boy or act.
Reliable
Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy.
Hairy
Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; hirsute.
Invulnerable
Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury.
Insecurity
The state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; want of confidence.
Insecure
Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss.
Uncertainty
The quality or state of being uncertain.
Delicacy
The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like.
Uncertain
Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.
Parlous
Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.
Precarious
Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another; as, precarious privileges.
Ugly
Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed.
Treacherous
Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.
Wicked
Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp.
Harmless
Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless.
Adventurer
One who adventures; as, the merchant adventurers; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises.
Tricky
Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.
Slippery
Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery..
Unsubstantial
Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.
Touchy
Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.
Firm
Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.
Unsound
Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.
Explosive
Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.
Tight
of Tie
Shifting
of Shift
Trustworthy
Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty.
guaranteed
of Guarantee
Shifty
Full of, or ready with, shifts; fertile in expedients or contrivance.
Aleatory
Depending on some uncertain contingency; as, an aleatory contract.
Unstable
Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or overthrow.
Shaky
Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand.
Unreliable
Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.
Acute
Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.
Tentative
Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
Infirm
Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an infirm constitution.
Dependable
Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy.
Speculative
Given to speculation; contemplative.
Risky
Attended with risk or danger; hazardous.
Enterprise
That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; ..
Harmful
Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous.
Mischievous
Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child.
Desperate
Without hope; given to despair; hopeless.
Provisional
Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a provisional government; a provisional treaty.
Stable
Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.
Steady
Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
Sound
The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.
