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Riskily vs Rashly - What's the difference?

riskily | rashly |

As adverbs the difference between riskily and rashly

is that riskily is in a risky or rather perilous manner while rashly is in a rash manner; with precipitation; hastily; presumptuously; at a venture.

riskily

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a risky or rather perilous manner.
  • * 1882 , , Two on a Tower , ch 20,
    • The birds hopped round the door (which, somewhat riskily , they ventured to keep open).
  • * 1920 , , Women in Love , ch. 30,
    • The little sledge twirled riskily to rest at the bottom of the slope.

    Synonyms

    * hazardously

    References

    * * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.

    rashly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • in a rash manner; with precipitation; hastily; presumptuously; at a venture
  • * 2005 , (Plato), Sophist . Translation by Lesley Brown. .
    • he'll say that we're contradicting what was said just now when we rashly maintain that there are falsehoods in judgements and statements.

    References

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