risqué

Alternative forms

• risque (US)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪsˈkeɪ/
• 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.

Anagrams

• Squier, Squire, quires, squier, squire

Adjective

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

1. risky
2. risque, risqué

Verb

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

1. 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