riskily
English
Adverb
riskily (comparative more riskily, superlative most riskily)
- In a risky or rather perilous manner.
- 1882, Thomas Hardy, Two on a Tower, ch 20,
- The birds hopped round the door (which, somewhat riskily, they ventured to keep open).
- 1920, D. H. Lawrence, Women in Love, ch. 30,
- The little sledge twirled riskily to rest at the bottom of the slope.
- 1882, Thomas Hardy, Two on a Tower, ch 20,
Synonyms
References
- “riskily” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
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