risky meaning and definition

RISKY adjective

Definition of risky (adjective)

1. involving risk or danger
   • "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"
   • synonyms: hazardous, wild
2. 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"
   • synonyms: bad, high-risk, speculative