risqué

See also: risque

English

Alternative forms

risque (US)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

risqué (comparative more risqué, superlative most risqué)

Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate.

Synonyms

cheeky, near the knuckle (UK), naughty, racy, rorty (UK), saucy

Translations

bordering on the indelicate

French: risqué (fr) m, osé (fr) m
German: schlüpfrig (de), gewagt (de)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vovet, ekvivokk, dristig

Portuguese: malicioso (pt)
Spanish: subido de tono, sugerente (es), atrevido (es) m
Swedish: ekivok (sv), vågad (sv)

Anagrams

Squier, Squire, quires, squier, squire

French

Adjective

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

risky
risque, risqué

Verb

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

past participle of risquer

Further reading

“risqué” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

quiers, requis

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