risky
adjective
attended with or involving risk; hazardous.
riskiest
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superlativeof risky.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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He began with moves meant to make military service more attractive: fixed-term contracts for new recruits, with the option to defer further service, and better salaries, especially for the riskiest roles.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
But Messi’s most common strategy is also one of the riskiest: He waits to see which way the keeper commits and then simply sends his penalty in the opposite direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The riskiest segments included administrative support, data entry, bookkeeping, and editing, said the study.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
Resurrecting the slogan is perhaps the riskiest approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2026
A CDO composed of nothing but the riskiest, mezzanine layer of subprime mortgages was not called a subprime-backed CDO but a “structured finance CDO.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
