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Definition of Riskful
1. a. Risky.
Definition of Riskful
1. Adjective. (archaic) risky ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Riskful
1. risky [adj] - See also: risky
Lexicographical Neighbors of Riskful
Literary usage of Riskful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1863)
"... is by such bold and riskful methods of spending their capital—a boldness which
is peculiarly characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race— that Geography owes ..."
2. The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet it by Hinton Rowan Helper (1860)
"Already our trade with Canada is becoming as promising, sure, and profitable, as
our trade with the South is uncertain, riskful, and annoying. ..."
3. The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet it by Hinton Rowan Helper (1857)
"ins is promising. sure. and profitable. as oar trade with the South is uncertain,
riskful, and annoying." Now, by any body of men not utterly debased by the ..."
4. The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet it by Hinton Rowan Helper (1857)
"Already our trade with Canada is becoming as promising, sure, and profitable, as
our trade with the South is uncertain, riskful, and annoying. ..."
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