Touch-and-go

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of touch-and-go landing. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of touch and go. alt-of, alternative

    "His touch-and-go condition kept his wife at the hospital for days."

Adjective
  1. 1
    fraught with danger wordnet

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agnosticambiguouscapriciouschancychangeablecritical

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"I was really nervous to see how they dealt with each other just now. I guess things were touch-and-go between them."

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