"riskful" meaning in English

See riskful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more riskful [comparative], most riskful [superlative]
Etymology: From risk + -ful. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|risk|-ful|pos=adjective}} risk + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} riskful (comparative more riskful, superlative most riskful)
  1. (archaic) Full of risks; risky. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-riskful-en-adj-Gw4Q31RW Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

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