risqué

American  

[ri-skey, rees-key] / rɪˈskeɪ, risˈkeɪ /

adjective

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

   a risqué story.

   Synonyms:

   ribald, indecent, gross, broad

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risqué British  

/ ˈrɪskeɪ /

adjective

1. bordering on impropriety or indecency

   a risqué joke

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Etymology

Origin of risqué

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

Example Sentences

There are a lot fewer neon-drenched skyscrapers and risqué robots than we were promised, but a quarter of the way through the 21st century, we are indeed essentially living inside a cyberpunk dystopia.

From Salon

Disorderly in its construction, “Tristram Shandy” is ribald and risqué in its content, yet charitable and affecting in tone.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It was a low-budget movie that to some people may be a bit risqué and it’s by a first-time filmmaker. I get that it’s not necessarily a slam dunk from the industry’s point of view. But it was tremendously exciting.”

From Los Angeles Times

He praises the "deft deployment of slightly risque jokes" as well as a Bridgerton spoof starring Miss Piggy, saying it's a "return to basics, and all the more joyous for it".

From BBC

In an interview with the BBC's Mark Savage in 2024, she described Chappell as a "larger-than-life, drag queen version of myself", who allows her to be rebellious and risqué.

From BBC