RISQUE

blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy

(adjective) suggestive of sexual impropriety; “a blue movie”; “blue jokes”; “he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details”; “a juicy scandal”; “a naughty wink”; “naughty words”; “racy anecdotes”; “a risque story”; “spicy gossip”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

risque (comparative more risque, superlative most risque)

(US) Alternative form of risqué

Etymology 2

Noun

risque (plural risques)

Obsolete spelling of risk.

Anagrams

• Squier, Squire, quires, squier, squire

Source: Wiktionary


Ris`qué", a. masc., Ris`quée", a. fem.,. [F., p.p. of risquer to risk.]

Definition: Hazardous; risky; esp., fig., verging upon impropriety; dangerously close to, or suggestive of, what is indecent or of doubtful morality; as, a risqué story. Henry Austin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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