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risky |
Grep of noun risky risky venture Overview of adj risky The adj risky has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) hazardous, risky, venturesome, venturous -- (involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a venturesome journey in wintertime"; "a venturous enterprise") 2. bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative -- (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") Antonyms of adj risky 2 senses of risky Sense 1 hazardous, risky, venturesome, venturous INDIRECT (VIA dangerous) -> safe Sense 2 bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative INDIRECT (VIA unsound) -> sound Similarity of adj risky 2 senses of risky Sense 1 hazardous, risky, venturesome, venturous => dangerous (vs. safe), unsafe Sense 2 bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative => unsound (vs. sound) Attributes of adj risky Familiarity of adj risky risky used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj risky frisky risky Overview of adj risky The adj risky has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) hazardous, risky, venturesome, venturous -- (involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a venturesome journey in wintertime"; "a venturous enterprise") 2. bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative -- (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")
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