Precarious (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">precarious</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for parlous that I've seen before include "It's difficult" , "Risky" , "Dangerously uncertain" , "Fraught with danger" , "Precarious (state)" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">precarious</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that precarious can be written as shaky)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for shaky that I've seen before include "Rickety" , "Unstable; not reliable" , "Unstable; trembling" , "Not reliable; trembling" , "Trembling; not safe" .)