higher-risk

A form of high-risk — Having a great risk.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of high-risk: more high-risk

    The president, being 74, a man and someone categorised as obese, is in a higher-risk category for Covid-19.

    2020 October 3, Peter Bowes, “Trump spends first night in hospital after Covid-19 diagnosis”, in BBC
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    Data released by Public Health England on October 9 reveals that public transport remains a relatively low-risk setting for the transmission of Coronavirus when compared with higher-risk areas including households.

    2020 October 21, “Network News: Transmission low risk on public transport, shows PHE data”, in Rail, page 8
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APA

higher-risk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/higher-risk

MLA

“higher-risk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/higher-risk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “higher-risk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/higher-risk.

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