RISKY (riskier, riskiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: riskier    , riskiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does risky mean? 

• RISKY (adjective)
  The adjective RISKY has 2 senses:

1. involving risk or danger

2. not financially safe or secure

  Familiarity information: RISKY used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RISKY (adjective)

Comparative: riskier   
Superlative: riskiest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Involving risk or danger

Synonyms:

hazardous; risky; wild

Context example:

a wild financial scheme

Similar:

dangerous; unsafe (involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm)

Derivation:

risk (a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury)

risk (a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune)

riskiness (a state of danger involving risk)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Not financially safe or secure

Synonyms:

bad; high-risk; risky; speculative

Context example:

speculative business enterprises

Similar:

unsound (not sound financially)

Derivation:

risk (a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury)

riskiness (a state of danger involving risk)

 Context examples 

The new study, however, adjusted for many of these factors, and still found that eggs may be risky for health.

(Eggs No Longer Part of a Healthy Diet?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

It was a risky move that required a lot of courage.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Because surgery can be risky, you and your doctor need to make a decision carefully.

(Arteriovenous Malformations, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

A fetal/maternal condition that is risky and portends complications for the mother and/or fetus, when compared to a normal pregnancy.

(High Risk Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)

Immunizations are an easier and less risky way to become immune.

(Immunization, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Compared to women, men are more likely to: • Smoke and drink • Make unhealthy or risky choices • Put off regular checkups and medical care

(Men's Health, NIH)

These are programs that might not otherwise be supported by the NIH ICs because of their scope or because they are inherentlly risky.

(NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, NCI Thesaurus)

Anything more than moderate drinking can be risky.

(Alcohol, NIH: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

Studying the placenta in humans is challenging: it is time-consuming, subject to a great deal of variability and potentially risky for the fetus.

(Researchers design placenta-on-a-chip to better understand pregnancy, NIH)

And when he put the wheel hard over and the Ghost’s bow swung off, there was nothing for the hunters to do but obey and make the best of a risky chance.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)