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TOEFL BNC: 6867 COCA: 4494

risky

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
risky /ˈrɪski/ adjective
riskier; riskiest
risky
/ˈrɪski/
adjective
riskier; riskiest
Learner's definition of RISKY
[also more risky; most risky]
: involving the possibility of something bad or unpleasant happening : involving risk有危险的;有风险的

— riskiness

noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 6867 COCA: 4494
riskier; riskiest
: attended with risk or danger : hazardous
riskiness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for risky

dangerous, hazardous, precarious, perilous, risky mean bringing or involving the chance of loss or injury.

dangerous applies to something that may cause harm or loss unless dealt with carefully.

soldiers on a dangerous mission

hazardous implies great and continuous risk of harm or failure.

claims that smoking is hazardous to your health

precarious suggests both insecurity and uncertainty.

earned a precarious living by gambling

perilous strongly implies the immediacy of danger.

perilous mountain roads

risky often applies to a known and accepted danger.

shied away from risky investments

Example Sentences

Her plan is too risky.
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Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of risky was in 1813
TOEFL BNC: 6867 COCA: 4494
risky

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe, look, prove, seem, sound危險;看上去危險;證明冒險;好像危險;聽起來危險become, get變得危險consider sth, deem sth認為⋯危險ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常危險especially, highly, particularly尤其/極其/特別危險It all sounds highly risky to me.對我來說,這一切聽起來太危險了。increasingly越來越冒險a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/有些冒險inherently本質上危險All business activities are inherently risky.所有的商業活動本質上都有風險。potentially有潛在風險financially, politically金融上/政治上有風險

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