risqué
See also: risque
English
Alternative forms
- risque (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from French risqué, from risquer (“to risk”)
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪ
Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
risqué (comparative more risqué, superlative most risqué)
- Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate.
Synonyms
Translations
bordering on the indelicate
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French
Adjective
risqué (feminine risquée, masculine plural risqués, feminine plural risquées)
Verb
risqué (feminine risquée, masculine plural risqués, feminine plural risquées)
Further reading
- “risqué”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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