RISKY
hazardous, risky, wild
(adjective) involving risk or danger; “skydiving is a hazardous sport”; “extremely risky going out in the tide and fog”; “a wild financial scheme”
bad, risky, high-risk, speculative
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
risky (comparative riskier, superlative riskiest)
Dangerous, involving risks.
Synonyms
• hazardous, dangerous, perilous
Antonyms
• riskless, safe, secure
Anagrams
• yirks
Source: Wiktionary
Risk"y, a.
Definition: Attended with risk or danger; hazardous. "A risky matter." W. Collins. Generalization are always risky. Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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