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  • 21risqué — [[t]rɪ̱skeɪ, AM rɪske͟ɪ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as risqué, you mean that it is slightly rude because it refers to sex. But the risqué headlines don t necessarily reflect a new sexual libertinism in Britain. Syn: racy …

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  • 22risqué —    (ree SKAY) [French] Slightly indecent; bordering on impropriety; off color, as in “a risqué style of comedy.”    The pictures were considered too risqué for publication …

    Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • 23risqué — UK [ˈrɪskeɪ] / US [rɪsˈkeɪ] adjective likely to offend some people, especially by referring to sex a risqué joke I think the film s a little too risqué for my mum …

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  • 24risqué — risky, risqué Risky is the general word meaning ‘involving risk’, whereas the French loanword risqué means ‘slightly indecent’ (especially with reference to humour) and therefore risking shock …

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  • 25risque — 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 s …

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  • 26risqué — /ri skay /; Fr. /rddees kay /, adj. daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety; off color: a risqué story. [1865 70; < F, ptp. of risquer to RISK] Syn. broad, gross, indecent, ribald. * * * …

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  • 27risqué — adjective a joke, remark etc that is risqué is slightly shocking, especially because it is about sex …

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  • 28risqué — ris•qué [[t]rɪˈskeɪ[/t]] adj. daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety; off color: a risqué story[/ex] • Etymology: 1865–70; &LT; F, ptp. of risquer to risk …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29risqué — /ˈrɪskeɪ/ (say riskay), /rɪsˈkeɪ/ (say ris kay) adjective daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety: a risqué story. {French, past participle of risquer risk} …

  • 30risque — rizika statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Dydis, išreiškiantis žalingų arba kenksmingų padarinių, susijusių su realia ar galima apšvita, pavojų, grėsmę ar jos galimybę. atitikmenys: angl. risk vok. Risiko, n; Wagnis, n&#8230; …

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