risk´i|ness

risk´i|ness
risk|y «RIHS kee», adjective, risk|i|er, risk|i|est.
1. full of risk; dangerous: »

It's a risky thing getting mixed in any matters with the like of you (John M. Synge).

SYNONYM(S): hazardous, perilous, precarious, unsafe.
2. somewhat improper; risqué.
risk´i|ly, adverb.
risk´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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