Risky Meaning
/ˈɹɪski/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjDangerous, involving risks.
adjRisqué.
Sentence Examples
It is risky for you to go into that area alone.
Banks charge higher interest on loans to risky customers.
Investing all your money in a single stock is very risky.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Skydiving without any proper training is a very ____ activity to do.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Investing all your savings in a single company is an extremely ____ strategy that few advisers recommend.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree 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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Have you no risky songs, no indecent ballads?"
— 1889, Charles Leonard Moore, Banquet of Palacios: A Comedy, page 157:
"That awkward moment when someone doesn't reply to your risky text message."
— 2012, Marlize Schmidt, That Awkward Moment..., Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Skydiving without any proper training is a very ____ activity to do.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Investing all your savings in a single company is an extremely ____ strategy that few advisers recommend.