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risky

[ ris-kee ]

adjective

, risk·i·er, risk·i·est.
  1. attended with or involving risk; hazardous:

    a risky undertaking.

    Synonyms: perilous, dangerous



risky

/ ˈrɪskɪ /

adjective

  1. involving danger; perilous


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Derived Forms

  • ˈriskiness, noun
  • ˈriskily, adverb

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Other Words From

  • riski·ly adverb
  • riski·ness noun
  • un·risky adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of risky1

First recorded in 1820–30; risk + -y 1

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Example Sentences

His section on why he and his wife split—he essentially chose soccer over her—would be risky if its candor were not so refreshing.

Siding with Obama on anything, no matter how sensical, is a risky move for a would-be Republican presidential candidate.

However, welcoming refugees is an expensive and potentially risky proposition for European countries.

This makes for an unusual, and risky, subject for a musical stage show – one with origins as a kind of citizen journalism project.

Which is why some consider crossovers (a man who performs in both gay and straight adult movies) risky business.

It was risky work to leave the valuable convoy for an instant, but Malcolm felt that he must probe this mystery.

Though he knew it was risky he determined to stop and find out where he was and to inquire the shortest way to Palmyra.

We aren't used to this part of the world, you see, and so we didn't know what a risky thing we were doing.

Life itself I submitted, was a far too risky business as a whole to make each additional particular of danger worth regard.

He was in the position of a borrower driving a risky trade, or of a would-be insurer who leads an unhealthy life.

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