Riskiness
adjective, riskier, riskiest.
1.
attended with or involving risk; hazardous:
a risky undertaking.
adjective riskier, riskiest
1.
involving danger; perilous
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adjective, riskier, riskiest. 1. attended with or involving risk; hazardous: a risky undertaking. adjective riskier, riskiest 1. involving danger; perilous