risky
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 5
/ˈɹɪski/
Definition of risky
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Dangerous; involving risks.
“Near-synonyms: hazardous, dangerous, perilous, unsafe, daredevil”
“Investing in this start-up company could be risky.”
“Jumping on the train from the bridge to catch the terrorist was a highly risky operation.”
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adj
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Dangerous; involving risks.
“Near-synonyms: hazardous, dangerous, perilous, unsafe, daredevil”
“Investing in this start-up company could be risky.”
“Jumping on the train from the bridge to catch the terrorist was a highly risky operation.”
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(obsolete)Risqué.
“Have you no risky songs, no indecent ballads?”
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(alt-of, misspelling)Misspelling of risqué.
“That awkward moment when someone doesn't reply to your risky text message.”
“Ronald Frankau (pronounced Franco) wrote a few risky songs, such as FANNY'S BEEN EVACUATED NOW with the line “and for half a pound of butter, well a lady's got to eat” ~ he got banned for it.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From risk + -y.
Words you can make from risky
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