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risky en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɪski/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin seco Latin resecōdeverb. Vulgar Latin *resecum Old Italian riscobor. ▲ Old Italian risco Italian rischio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian rischiarebor. Middle French risquebor. English risque English risk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English risky From risk + -y.

Meanings

1. Dangerous; involving risks.
   • Jumping on the train from the bridge to catch the terrorist was a highly risky operation.
   • Near-synonyms: hazardous, dangerous, perilous, unsafe, daredevil
   • Investing in this start-up company could be risky.
2. (obsolete) Risqué.
   • Have you no risky songs, no indecent ballads? 1889, Charles Leonard Moore, Banquet of Palacios: A Comedy, page 157:
3. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of risqué.
   alt of risqué
   • 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. 2020, B. Barrett-Lennard, Mind Control Through the Mass Media: Transmission of the Politics of Inequality, B. Barrett-Lennard, →ISBN:
   • That awkward moment when someone doesn't reply to your risky text message. 2012, Marlize Schmidt, That Awkward Moment..., Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN:

Forms

Antonyms

secure · risk-free · riskless · unrisky · safe · nonrisky · riskproof

Deriveds

nonrisky · riskily · ultrarisky · riskiness · unrisky

Relateds

risqué · risk

Synonyms

risksome · perilous · adventurous · venturesome · chancy · touch-and-go · unsafe · dangerous · daredevil · hazardous

Translations (51)

ca riscós (dangerous, involving risks) · sv riskfylld (dangerous, involving risks) · pl ryzykowny (dangerous, involving risks) · fi vaarallinen (dangerous, involving risks) · ko 위험한 (dangerous, involving risks) · ca arriscat (dangerous, involving risks) · sh rȉzičan (dangerous, involving risks) · sh ри̏зичан (dangerous, involving risks) · hu kockázatos (dangerous, involving risks) · mba makuyaw (dangerous, involving risks) · nl risicovol (dangerous, involving risks) · fr risqué (dangerous, involving risks) · da risikabel (dangerous, involving risks) · tr riskli (dangerous, involving risks) · is áhættusamur (dangerous, involving risks) · vo riskodik (dangerous, involving risks) · it azzardato (dangerous, involving risks) · nl gewaagd (dangerous, involving risks) · sv riskabel (dangerous, involving risks) · it arrischiato (dangerous, involving risks) · de riskant (dangerous, involving risks) · bg рискован (dangerous, involving risks) · id berisiko (dangerous, involving risks) · it pericoloso (dangerous, involving risks) · nn farefull (dangerous, involving risks) · nl riskant (dangerous, involving risks) · el παρακινδυνευμένος (dangerous, involving risks) · hi ख़तरनाक (dangerous, involving risks) · mk ри́зичен (dangerous, involving risks) · de gewagt (dangerous, involving risks) · mi whakawhara (dangerous, involving risks) · ka სარისკო (dangerous, involving risks) · pdt roakboa (dangerous, involving risks) · pt arriscado (dangerous, involving risks) · pl niebezpieczny (dangerous, involving risks) · th เสี่ยง (dangerous, involving risks) · ja 危険な (dangerous, involving risks) · ru риско́ванный (dangerous, involving risks) · nb farefull (dangerous, involving risks) · it rischioso (dangerous, involving risks) · es riesgoso (dangerous, involving risks) · ro riscant (dangerous, involving risks) · de gefährlich (dangerous, involving risks) · de pikant (dangerous, involving risks) · ar خَطِر (dangerous, involving risks) · cs nebezpečný (dangerous, involving risks) · cs riskantní (dangerous, involving risks) · mk о́пасен (dangerous, involving risks) · es riscoso (dangerous, involving risks) · es arriesgado (dangerous, involving risks) · fi riskaabeli (dangerous, involving risks)