risky

B2
US /ˈɹɪski/
adj Freq #4947

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Dangerous, involving risks.

    Near-synonyms: hazardous, dangerous, perilous, unsafe

  2. 2
    adj

    Misspelling of risqué.

    Have you no risky songs, no indecent ballads?

  3. 3
    adj

    involving risk or danger

  4. 4
    adj

    not financially safe or secure

Etymology

From risk + -y.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · dangerous, involving risks. chancydangeroushazardousperilousrisksomeunsafe
3 adj · involving risk or danger wild
4 adj · not financially safe or secure speculative
Word family
Derived forms nonriskyriskilyriskinessultrariskyunrisky
Related forms risk

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