risqué

[ ri-skey; French rees-key ]
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adjective
  1. daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety; off-color: a risqué story.

Origin of risqué

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

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risqué

/ (ˈrɪskeɪ) /


adjective
  1. bordering on impropriety or indecency: a risqué joke

Origin of risqué

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C19: from French risquer to hazard, risk

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