RISQUE meaning: Provocative, pushing boundaries of decency

We found 19 dictionaries that define the word risque:

General (15 matching dictionaries)

risque: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
risque: Merriam-Webster
risque: Collins English Dictionary
risque: Vocabulary.com
Risque, risque: Wordnik
risque: Wiktionary
Risqu'e, risque: Dictionary.com
risque: Online Etymology Dictionary
Risque (album), Risque (comics): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
risque: Rhymezone
risque (m): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
risque: FreeDictionary.org
risque: Mnemonic Dictionary
Risque: TheFreeDictionary.com
risque: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Business (1 matching dictionary)

risque: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

risque: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

risque: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Risque)

▸ adjective:  (US) Alternative form of risqué [Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate.]
▸ noun:  Obsolete spelling of risk. [(uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.]
▸ verb:  Obsolete spelling of risk. [(transitive) To incur risk of (an unwanted or negative outcome).]

Similar:

naughty, racy, sexy, gamy, gamey, juicy, blue, spicy, raunchy, bawdy, more...

Opposite:

wholesome, modest, proper, decent, chaste

Types:

burlesque, striptease, cabaret, chorus line, more...

Phrases:

a bit risque, most risque, risque writing, downright risque, more...

Adjectives:

more, little, great, own, risky, grand, pretty, somewhat, considerable, imminent, quite

Colors:

crimson, scarlet, burgundy, fuchsia, magenta, more...