risky

adjective

USRIS-kee/ˈɹɪski/

Formsriskier, riskiest

1 meaning of risky

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adjective
Involving the possibility of danger, harm, or loss.
Like betting your whole paycheck on a single coin toss.
Putting all your savings into a single startup is a risky move.
The surgeons judged the procedure too risky for an elderly patient.
Similardangerous, hazardous, perilous, chancy, precarious
Oppositesafe, secure

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Origin

Formed from "risk" combined with the suffix "-y".