| precancerous | (adjective) of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated | - |
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| precarious | (adjective) fraught with danger | Synonyms: parlous, perilous, touch-and-go |
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| (adjective) not secure; beset with difficulties | Synonyms: shaky |
| (adjective) affording no ease or reassurance | Synonyms: unstable |
| precast | (adjective) of structural members especially of concrete; cast into form before being transported to the site of installation | - |
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| precative | (adjective) expressing entreaty or supplication | Synonyms: precatory |
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| precatory | (adjective) expressing entreaty or supplication | Synonyms: precative |
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| precautional | (adjective) taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure | Synonyms: precautionary |
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| precautionary | (adjective) taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure | Synonyms: precautional |
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| precedent | (adjective) preceding in time, order, or significance | - |
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| precedented | (adjective) having or supported or justified by a precedent | - |
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| precedential | (adjective) having precedence (especially because of longer service) | - |
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| preceding | (adjective) existing or coming before | - |
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| (adjective) of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office | Synonyms: past, retiring |
| precious | (adjective) obviously contrived to charm | Synonyms: cute |
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| (adjective) characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | Synonyms: cherished, treasured, wanted |
| (adjective) of high worth or cost | - |
| (adjective) held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature | Synonyms: valued |
| precipitant | (adjective) done with very great haste and without due deliberation | Synonyms: hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitous |
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| precipitate | (adjective) done with very great haste and without due deliberation | Synonyms: hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitous |
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| precipitating | (adjective) bringing on suddenly or abruptly | - |
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| precipitous | (adjective) done with very great haste and without due deliberation | Synonyms: hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitate |
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| (adjective) dangerously steep | Synonyms: abrupt, sharp |
| precise | (adjective) sharply exact or accurate or delimited | - |
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| (adjective) (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct | Synonyms: accurate, exact |
| preclinical | (adjective) of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared | Synonyms: presymptomatic |
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| preclusive | (adjective) made impossible | Synonyms: obviating |
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| precocial | (adjective) (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days | - |
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| precocious | (adjective) characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude) | - |
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| (adjective) appearing or developing early | - |
| precognitive | (adjective) foreseeing the future | Synonyms: clairvoyant, second-sighted |
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| preconceived | (adjective) (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice | - |
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| preconcerted | (adjective) previously arranged or agreed on | - |
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| preconditioned | (adjective) having already been put into a suitable condition | - |
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| precooked | (adjective) cooked partially or completely beforehand | - |
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| precooled | (adjective) cooled in advance | - |
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| precordial | (adjective) in front of the heart; involving the precordium | - |
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| precursory | (adjective) warning of future misfortune | Synonyms: premonitory |
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