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How to pronounce risky in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hazardous, wild
Derivation risk, riskiness


extremely risky going out in the tide and fog.
Type Words
Synonyms bad, high-risk, speculative
Derivation risk, riskiness


anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky.

Examples of risky

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For people with food allergies and digestive disorders, eating out can be risky.
From the boston.com
It would be too risky to transport them by night, the council members concluded.
From the time.com
It is not impossible for a young arm to overcome it as much as it is just risky.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
By their nature, though, relying on the Cups for excitement is a risky business.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
She went for some risky shots early in the rally, so I had to be ready for that.
From the edition.cnn.com
After graduation, they were also more likely to choose risky careers in finance.
From the time.com
These agencies are known for developing innovative, sometimes risky advertising.
From the forbes.com
A three month elimination period for a frail elder can be a long and risky time.
From the forbes.com
Committing to the whole Twilight franchise is a risky move for Robert Pattinson.
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More examples
  • Hazardous: involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"
  • Bad: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
  • (riskily) in a dangerously risky manner; "he lost the game by playing too riskily"
  • (riskiness) a state of danger involving risk
  • Risk concerns the deviation of one or more results of one or more future events from their expected value. Technically, the value of those results may be positive or negative. ...
  • Risky is the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band B'z. "Risky" sold 314,770 copies in its first week and 1,695,900 copies in total. It is the band's first studio album to break the million mark.