Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

riskful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: risk-ful
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of risks; risky.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"I am well aware how riskful a die I throw, in hazarding this partial publication"

Etymology

From risk + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: risk
Suffix: -ful

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more riskful (comparative) most riskful (superlative)

Derived Forms

riskfulness

Questions

What does riskful mean?: Full of risks; risky.
Where does riskful come from?: From risk + -ful.

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