risky.html - adj.
(riskier, riskiest)
1 involving risk.
2 = RISQU

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riskily adv. riskiness n.

risky.html - See: CALCULATED RISK, RUN A RISK.

risky.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a chance or possibility of danger, loss, injury, or other adverse consequences (a health risk; a risk of fire).
2 a person or thing causing a risk or regarded in relation to risk (is a poor risk).

--v.

tr.
1 expose to risk.
2 accept the chance of (could not risk getting wet).
3 venture on.

at risk exposed to danger. at one's (own) risk accepting responsibility, agreeing to make no claims. at the risk of with the possibility of (an adverse consequence). put at risk expose to danger. risk capital money put up for speculative business investment. risk one's neck put one's own life in danger. run a (or the) risk (often foll. by of) expose oneself to danger or loss etc. take (or run) a risk chance the possibility of danger etc. [F risque, risquer f. It. risco danger, riscare run into danger]

risky.html - adj.
(riskier, riskiest)
1 involving risk.
2 = RISQU

.

riskily adv. riskiness n.

risky.html - See: GET A RISE OUT OF, GIVE RISE TO.

risky.html - {v. phr.} To rise from ruin; start anew. * /A year after flunking out of medical school, Don rose from the ashes and passed his qualifying exams for the M.D. with honors./