risky adj
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risky — [adj] dangerous chancy, delicate, dicey*, endangered, fraught with danger*, going for broke*, hairy*, hanging by a thread*, hazardous, iffy*, insecure, jeopardous, long shot*, not a prayer*, off the deep end*, on slippery ground*, on the spot*,… … New thesaurus
risky — adj. risky to + inf. (it s risky to play with fire) * * * [ rɪskɪ] risky to + inf. (it s risky to play with fire) … Combinatory dictionary
risky — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, prove, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ consider sth, deem sth … Collocations dictionary
risky — [ris′kē] adj. riskier, riskiest involving risk; hazardous; dangerous riskily adv. riskiness n … English World dictionary
risky — adj perilous, dangerous, fraught with danger, chancy, Sl. dicey, touch and go, jeopardous, Archaic. parlous; venturesome, venturous, adventuresome, adventurous, daring, bold, foolhardy, daredevil; treacherous, deceptive, unreliable,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
risky — adj. (riskier, riskiest) 1 involving risk. 2 = RISQUEacute. Derivatives: riskily adv. riskiness n … Useful english dictionary
risky — [[t]rɪ̱ski[/t]] riskier, riskiest ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf If an activity or action is risky, it is dangerous or likely to fail. Investing in airlines is a very risky business... It s risky to assume that we know what voters will be… … English dictionary
risky — risk|y [ˈrıski] adj involving a risk that something bad will happen = ↑dangerous ▪ Doctors say it s too risky to try and operate. ▪ Buying a secondhand car is a risky business . >riskiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
risky — riskily, adv. riskiness, n. /ris kee/, adj., riskier, riskiest. attended with or involving risk; hazardous: a risky undertaking. [1820 30; RISK + Y1] Syn. dangerous, perilous. * * * … Universalium
risky — risk·y || rɪskɪ adj. dangerous, hazardous, perilous … English contemporary dictionary
