risqué
See also: risque
English
Alternative forms
- risque, risquée
Etymology
Borrowed from French risqué, from risquer (“to risk”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪsˈkeɪ/
- Rhymes: -eɪ
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Adjective
risqué (comparative more risqué, superlative most risqué)
- Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate.
- 1895, Marie Corelli, The Sorrows of Satan, OCLC 1085228267, page 9:
- Never blame society, — it buys books! Now if you could write a smart love-story, slightly risqué, — even a little more than risqué for that matter, that is the sort of thing that suits the present age.
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Synonyms
- cheeky, near the knuckle (UK), naughty, racy, rorty (UK), saucy
Translations
bordering on the indelicate
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References
- “risqué”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
- Squier, Squire, quires, squier, squire
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁis.ke/
Adjective
risqué (feminine risquée, masculine plural risqués, feminine plural risquées)
- risky
- risqué
Participle
risqué (feminine risquée, masculine plural risqués, feminine plural risquées)
- past participle of risquer
Further reading
- “risqué”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- quiers, requis
Louisiana Creole French
Etymology
From French risquer (“to risk”), compare Haitian Creole risk.
Verb
risqué
- to risk
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales