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

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Etymology

Adjective

risky (comparative riskier, superlative riskiest)

Dangerous, involving risks.

Synonyms

• hazardous, dangerous, perilous

Antonyms

• riskless, safe, secure

Anagrams

• yirks

Source: Wiktionary

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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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