risqué

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See also: risque

English

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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)

  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

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

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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. risky
  2. risqué

Descendants

  • → English: risqué

Participle

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

  1. past participle of risquer

Further reading

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Louisiana Creole

Etymology

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

Verb

risqué

  1. to risk

References

  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
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