precarious vs unstable

precarious

adj
  • Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous. 

  • Relating to incipient caries. 

  • Depending on the intention of another. 

unstable

adj
  • Unpredictable. 

  • Readily decomposable. 

  • Not stable. 

  • Radioactive, especially with a short half-life. 

  • Fickle. 

  • Having a strong tendency to change. 

  • Fluctuating; not constant. 

verb
  • To release (an animal) from a stable. 

How often have the words precarious and unstable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )