risqué

[ri-skey, rees-key]

adjective

1. daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety; off-color.

   a risqué story.

   Synonyms: ribald, indecent, gross, broad

risqué

/ ˈrɪskeɪ /

adjective

1. bordering on impropriety or indecency

   a risqué joke

Word History and Origins

Origin of risqué¹

1865–70; < French, past participle of risquer to risk

Word History and Origins

Origin of risqué¹

C19: from French risquer to hazard, _risk

Example Sentences

On the 12-track album, which dropped Friday to mixed critical reception, Swift is uncharacteristically risqué and, for possibly the first time, indulges her inner theater kid without reservation.

From Los Angeles Times

She suggested that some of her risqué additions are things she thought she had remembered from reading the book as a teenager – but weren't actually in there when she returned to it.

From BBC

The most risque joke of the sketch came when Farnsworth mentioned that there would be channels for people of every culture, including “Telemundo for Spanish-speakers and BET — Black Entertainment Television.”

From Los Angeles Times

"This is just fun - and that's all it has to be," she added of her often risqué live performances.

From BBC

Like most of his contemporaries, the 22-year-old explores themes of illicit activity, touting a risqué lifestyle in popular numbers like “La Batuta” and “Morro Mañoso.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bawdy 
• erotic 
• lewd 
• lurid 
• naughty 
• off-color 
• provocative 
• suggestive