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Meaning of 'risky' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Risky [ a.]
- Attended with risk or danger; hazardous.

Meaning of 'risky' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . risky [ s]
Meaning (1):
- not financially safe or secure
Example in sentence:
  • a bad investment;
  • anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky;
  • high risk investments;
  • speculative business enterprises
Meaning (2):
- involving risk or danger
Example in sentence:
  • a wild financial scheme;
  • extremely risky going out in the tide and fog;
  • skydiving is a hazardous sport

Nearby Words:

ris rise risen riser rish risibility risible rising risk risked

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