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risky
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risk·y  (rsk)
adj. risk·i·er, risk·i·est
Accompanied by or involving risk or danger; hazardous: "Anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky" (Dorothy Canfield Fisher).

riski·ness n.

risky [ˈrɪskɪ]
adj riskier, riskiest
involving danger; perilous
riskily  adv
riskiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.riskyrisky - involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"
dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
2.risky - not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
unsound - not sound financially; "unsound banking practices"

risky
adjective dangerous, hazardous, unsafe, perilous, uncertain, tricky, dodgy (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), precarious, touch-and-go, dicey (informal, chiefly Brit.), fraught with danger, chancy (informal) It is a very risky business.
sure, certain, safe, secure, stable, reliable
Translations
risky [ˈrɪskɪ] ADJ (riskier (compar) (riskiest (superl)))
1. (= dangerous) [venture, plan, investment] → arriesgado, riesgoso(LAm)
investing on the stock market is a risky businessinvertir en bolsa supone muchos riesgos
2. = risqué

risky [ˈrɪski] adjrisqué(e)
it's a risky business → c'est risqué

risky
adj (+er)
enterprise, deed, loan, investment, debtriskant; it’s risky, it’s a risky businessdas ist riskant
joke, storypikant, gewagt

risky [ˈrɪskɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → rischioso/a
risky [ˈrɪskɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → rischioso/a

risky محفوف بالمخاطر riskantní risikabel riskant ριψοκίνδυνος arriesgado vaarallinen risqué rizičan rischioso 危険な 위험한 gewaagd risikabel ryzykowny arriscado рискованный riskabel ที่เสี่ยง riskli mạo hiểm 危险的


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