risky B2 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled resky US /ˈɹɪski/ See IPA manual Freq #4947 Meanings 1 adj Involving the chance of something bad happening; dangerous. Investing all your savings in one company is very risky. 2 adj Not financially safe; uncertain to succeed. It was a risky investment with no guaranteed return. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · involving the chance of... chancydangeroushazardousperilousunsafe 2 adj · not financially safe;... speculative Word family Forms riskierriskiest Derived forms nonriskyriskilyriskinessultrariskyunrisky Related forms risk Appears in Phrases (1) See all risky venture an undertaking with a significant chance of loss or failure Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From risk + -y. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # risky **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɹɪski/ **Frequency rank:** 4947 ## Meanings 1. Involving the chance of something bad happening; dangerous. 2. Not financially safe; uncertain to succeed. ## Examples - Investing all your savings in one company is very risky. - It was a risky investment with no guaranteed return. ## Derived Forms - nonrisky - riskily - riskiness - ultrarisky - unrisky ## Related Forms - risk ## Etymology From risk + -y. ## AI Etymology Risky comes from risk + -y. Modern senses include involving the chance of something bad happening; dangerous. and not financially safe; uncertain to succeed.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nonrisky, riskily, riskiness, ultrarisky, and unrisky and related forms such as risk. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown