"risqué" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹɪsˈkeɪ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-risque.ogg [US] Forms: more risqué [comparative], most risqué [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: Borrowed from French risqué, from risquer (“to risk”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|risqué}} French risqué, {{m|fr|risquer||to risk}} risquer (“to risk”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} risqué (comparative more risqué, superlative most risqué)
  1. Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate. Synonyms: cheeky, daring, near the knuckle [UK], naughty, racy, rorty [UK], saucy, risque, risquée Translations (bordering on the indelicate): fræk (Danish), rivo (Finnish), säädytön (Finnish), rietas (Finnish), risqué [masculine] (French), osé [masculine] (French), schlüpfrig (German), gewagt (German), scabroso (Italian), osé (Italian), spinto (Italian), vovet (Norwegian Bokmål), ekvivokk (Norwegian Bokmål), dristig (Norwegian Bokmål), nieprzyzwoity (Polish), malicioso (Portuguese), subido de tono (Spanish), sugerente (Spanish), atrevido (Spanish), ekivok (Swedish), vågad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-risqué-en-adj-PI4LxTKA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
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      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "schlüpfrig"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "gewagt"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "scabroso"
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      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "osé"
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      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "spinto"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "vovet"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "ekvivokk"
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    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "dristig"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "nieprzyzwoity"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "malicioso"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "subido de tono"
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      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "sugerente"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "atrevido"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "ekivok"
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      "sense": "bordering on the indelicate",
      "word": "vågad"
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