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 Definitions of risky  [ˈrɪs ki]  

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Definition of 'risky' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) risky
attended with or involving risk; hazardous.

Etymology:  (1820–30)

Definition of 'risky' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) hazardous, risky, wild
involving risk or danger
"skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"

2. (adj) bad, risky, high-risk, speculative
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"


Definition of 'risky' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) risky
involving risk
a risky financial situation; Talking on the phone while driving is risky.


Definition of 'risky' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) risky
attended with risk or danger; hazardous


Translation of 'risky' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: possibly causing or bringing loss, injury etc
Motor-racing is a risky business.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: riskant Arabic flag Arabic: مُجازِف، مُخاطِر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: рискован
Brazilian flag Brazilian: arriscado Czech flag Czech: riskantní German flag German: riskant
Danish flag Danish: risikabel Greek flag Greek: επικίνδυνος, ριψοκίνδυνος Spanish flag Spanish: arriesgado
Estonian flag Estonian: riskantne Farsi flag Farsi: پر مخاطره Finnish flag Finnish: vaarallinen
French flag French: risqué Hebrew flag Hebrew: מְסוּכַּן Hindi flag Hindi: जोखिम भरा, जोखिमी, किंचित
Croatian flag Croatian: rizičan Hungarian flag Hungarian: kockázatos Indonesian flag Indonesian: penuh risiko
Icelandic flag Icelandic: áhættusamur Italian flag Italian: rischioso Japanese flag Japanese: 危険な
Korean flag Korean: 위험한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: rizikingas Latvian flag Latvian: riskants
Malay flag Malay: berisiko Dutch flag Dutch: riskant Norwegian flag Norwegian: risikabel, betenkelig
Polish flag Polish: ryzykowny Persian flag Persian: پر مخاطره Pashto flag Pashto: خطرناک
Portuguese flag Portuguese: arriscado Romanian flag Romanian: riscant Russian flag Russian: рискованный
Slovak flag Slovak: riskantný Slovenian flag Slovenian: tvegan Serbian flag Serbian: rizičan
Swedish flag Swedish: riskabel Thai flag Thai: เป็นอันตราย Turkish flag Turkish: riskli, rizikolu, tehlike
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 冒險地 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: ризикований, небезпечний Urdu flag Urdu: خطرناک
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: mạo hiểm Chinese flag Chinese: 冒险地

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