risqué

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See also: risque

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French risqué, from risquer (to risk).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪsˈkeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

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risqué (comparative more risqué, superlative most risqué)

  1. Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate.
    Antonym: unrisqué
    • 1895, Marie Corelli, The Sorrows of Satan, →OCLC, 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.

Usage notes

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  • Rarely, the feminine form risquée is used to describe a woman instead.

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Anagrams

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French

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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risqué (feminine risquée, masculine plural risqués, feminine plural risquées)

  1. risky
  2. risqué

Descendants

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  • English: risqué

Participle

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risqué (feminine risquée, masculine plural risqués, feminine plural risquées)

  1. past participle of risquer

Further reading

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Louisiana Creole

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Etymology

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From French risquer (to risk), compare Haitian Creole risk.

Verb

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risqué

  1. to risk

References

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  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales