Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Accompanied by or involving risk or danger; hazardous: "Anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky” ( Dorothy Canfield Fisher).
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Attended with risk; hazardous; dangerous: as, a very risky business.
- Running a risk; venturesome; bold; audacious.
Wiktionary
- adj. Dangerous, involving risks.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Attended with risk or danger; hazardous.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. involving risk or danger
- adj. not financially safe or secure
Examples
“The philosopher of science Karl Popper coined the term risky prediction to describe the process by which scientists verify untested theories.”
“Mr. Grantham expects blue chips to outperform what he calls "risky, junky companies" by a wide margin in the long run—but not until the Fed finally takes steps to raise interest rates.”
The Wall Street Journal: Why So Many Blue-Chip Investors Are Still Singing the Blues
“Andrew Cuomo said New York would have power sources to replace what he calls risky nuclear reactors at the Indian Point power plant, the governor's office backtracked from claims there would soon be 3,000 megawatts of power production available.”
“Now, the reality is that, dating back to the Democratic primaries, Obama talked often about his opponents using what he called his risky traits against him.”
“Now, the reality is that dating back to the Democratic primaries, Obama talked often about his opponents using what he called his risky trace against him.”
“And he had proved them at what he called the risky game.”
“The report largely focused on what it described as risky loans to homeowners who later could not afford either the adjustable mortgage rates or the principle.”
“She says her performance landed her in the middle of the group, which she classifies as a risky place for a contestant.”
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“McCourt bought the Dodgers in what he called a risky deal for about $430 million, a majority of which was funded with loans that needed to be refinanced within two years.”
“With chutzpah pouring out of his every pore, Obama announced support for restrictions on what he defines as risky bank activities "that are central to the legislation that has passed the House under the leadership of Chairman Barney Frank, and that we're working to pass in the Senate under the leadership of Chairman Chris Dodd.”
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