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Dictionary: risk·y   (rĭs') pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
Accompanied by or involving risk or danger; hazardous: "Anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky" (Dorothy Canfield Fisher).

riskiness risk'i·ness n.

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Definition: dangerous
Antonyms: assured, certain, safe, safety, sure


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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: involving risk or danger
  Synonyms: hazardous, venturesome, venturous

Meaning #2: not financially safe or secure
  Synonyms: bad, insecure, high-risk, speculative


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - risikabel

Nederlands (Dutch)
riskant, gevaarlijk

Français (French)
adj. - risqué, à risques

Deutsch (German)
adj. - riskant, gewagt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επικίνδυνος, παράτολμος, ριψοκίνδυνος

Italiano (Italian)
rischioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - arriscado, perigoso

Русский (Russian)
рискованный, смелый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - arriesgado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - riskabel, vågad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
危险的, 大胆的, 淫秽的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 危險的, 大膽的, 淫穢的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 위험한 , 모험적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 危険な, 際どい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خطر, فيه مجازفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮הרה-סכנות, מסוכן‬


 
 
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