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riskier

riskier is the comparative form of risky.

Meaning of risky

Adjective

risky (comparative riskier, superlative riskiest)

  1. Dangerous; involving risks.
    • Near-synonyms: hazardous, dangerous, perilous, unsafe, daredevil
  2. (obsolete) Risqué.
    • Have you no risky songs, no indecent ballads?1889, Charles Leonard Moore, Banquet of Palacios: A Comedy, page 157

Questions about riskier

What is riskier the comparative form of?
Riskier is the comparative form of risky.

Words near riskier in the dictionary

  1. riskest
  2. risketh
  3. riskfree
  4. riskful
  5. riskfulness
  6. riskier
  7. riskiest
  8. riskily
  9. riskiness
  10. riskinesses
  11. risking

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