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ris·qué

 (rĭs-kā′)
adj.
Suggestive of or bordering on indelicacy or impropriety.

[French, from past participle of risquer, to risk, from risque, risk; see risk.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

risque

(rɪsk)
n
obsolete another name for risk

risqué

(ˈrɪskeɪ)
adj
bordering on impropriety or indecency: a risqué joke.
[C19: from French risquer to hazard, risk]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ris•qué

(rɪˈskeɪ)

adj.
daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety; off-color: a risqué story.
[1865–70; < French, past participle of risquer to risk]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

risqué

A French word meaning risked, used to mean suggestive or bordeing on the indecent.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Adj.1.risque - suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
gamey, gamy, naughty, racy, spicy, juicy, blue
sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

risqué

adjective suggestive, blue, daring, naughty, improper, racy, bawdy, off colour, ribald, immodest, indelicate, near the knuckle (informal), Rabelaisian a cheeky comment or a risqué suggestion
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

risqué

adjective
Bordering on indelicacy or impropriety:
blue, earthy, off-color, provocative, racy, salty, scabrous, spicy, suggestive.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
risquéérotique
spintolubricoscabroso

risqué

[ˈriːskeɪ] ADJ [humour, joke] → subido de tono
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

risqué

[ˈrɪskeɪ] adj [joke] → risqué(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

risqué

adj → pikant, gewagt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

risqué

[ˈriːskeɪ] adj → audace, spinto/a, osé inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995


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