risqué

See also risque

English

Alternative forms

• risque (US)

Etymology

Borrowing from French risqué, from risquer (“to risk”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɹɪsˈkeɪ/, X-SAMPA: /r\Is"keI/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

risqué (comparative more risqué, superlative most risqué)

1. Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate.

Synonyms

• near the knuckle (UK)

Translations

bordering on the indelicate

• French: risqué (fr) m, osé (fr) m
• Portuguese: malicioso (pt)

• Swedish: ekivok (sv), vågad (sv)

Anagrams

• quires
• squire

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French

Adjective

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

1. risky
2. risque, risqué

Verb

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

1. Past participle of risquer

Anagrams

• quiers
• requis