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precariously

How many syllables in precariously?

  5 syllables

Divide precariously into syllables:   pre-car-i-ous-ly
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Synonyms for precariously


3 syllables
  • riskily
  • shakily
4 syllables
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What rhymes with precariously

4 syllables
    5 syllables
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