risky

risky

English

Etymology

risk +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪski/
• Rhymes: -ɪski

Adjective

risky (comparative riskier, superlative riskiest)

1. Dangerous, involving risks.

   Investing in this start-up company could be risky.

Synonyms

• hazardous, dangerous, perilous

Antonyms

• riskless, safe, secure

Related terms

• risk
• riskily
• riskiness
• risqué

Translations

dangerous, involving risks

Catalan: riscós, arriscat (ca) Czech: nebezpečný (cs), riskantní (cs) Dutch: gewaagd (nl), riskant (nl) Finnish: vaarallinen (fi), riskaabeli (fi) French: risqué (fr) m German: riskant (de), gefährlich (de), gewagt (de), pikant (de) Greek: παρακινδυνευμένος (el) m (parakindynevménos) Hungarian: kockázatos (hu) Italian: rischioso (it), arrischiato (it), pericoloso (it), azzardato (it) m Japanese: 危険な (ja) (kiken na) Korean: 위험한 (wiheomhan) Maori: whakawhara

Norwegian: Bokmål: farefull Nynorsk: farefull Portuguese: arriscado (pt) Russian: риско́ванный (ru) (riskóvannyj) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: ри̏зичан m Roman: rȉzičan (sh) m Spanish: riesgoso, arriesgado (es) Swedish: riskabel (sv), riskfylld Turkish: riskli (tr) Volapük: riskodik (vo)

Anagrams

• yirks