riskily
- adverb
- /ˈrɪskɪli/
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arriesgadamente
- In improvisation, an actor starts with the barest germ of an idea or situation, a rhythm, a word, or a person's gesture, riskily inventing a character and structure from whatever is cast off and drifts by, as Huck Finn built his raft.
Examples
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Jumping from the high dive seemed riskily adventurous to the young kids watching.
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They may even be able to control morally questionable ones or those whose effect on human happiness and excellence seems generally harmful or riskily uncertain, especially when ease, comfort, selfishness, or sentiment rather than health is the goal.
Academic text (2003) -
Many of them preserved this autonomy only by fending off predatory states, maintaining for themselves what George Weigel has called a sphere of "moral extraterritoriality," in which they could deliberate and advocate, though always riskily.
Academic text (2007) -
He drove riskily along the winding mountain roads, ignoring the warning signs.
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She riskily invested her savings in a startup, hopeful for a big return.
Synonyms
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3.2
In a way that can cause harm or injury
30
4.6
In a way that shows no care about danger or the results
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7.1
In a dangerous way that could cause harm
7
5.6
Act quickly without thinking about the bad results
2
4.6
In a brave, bold way that shows someone is willing to take risks
1
8.3
Acting in a very risky way without thinking about the dangers
In a dangerous way that can cause harm
Antonyms
How Risky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Riskily comes from the common word risk, which means a 'danger' or a 'chance of loss'. So riskily describes doing something 'in a dangerous way' or 'taking a chance', just like the simpler word risky.