risqué
See also: risque
English
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.
- 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
- Rarely, the feminine form risquée is used to describe a woman instead.
Translations
bordering on the indelicate
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References
- “risqué”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁis.ke/
Participle
risqué (feminine risquée, masculine plural risqués, feminine plural risquées)
- past participle of risquer
Further reading
- “risqué”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
From French risquer (“to risk”), compare Haitian Creole risk.
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
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