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risky; risque, risqué
risky (RIS kee) (adjective)
1. Regarding something that is accompanied by or involving danger; hazardous: Driving in this winter weather can be very risky or perilous.
2. Concerning something which involves the possibility of something bad or unpleasant happening: This investment could be a risky move for the company.
2. Concerning something which involves the possibility of something bad or unpleasant happening: This investment could be a risky move for the company.
risque, risqué (ris KAY) (adjective)
1. Suggestive of or bordering on indelicacy or impropriety: Why does that talk-show host have to be so risque in his conversation?
2. Referring to sex in a rude and slightly shocking way: Martin was surprised that Estella would tell such a risqué joke.
2. Referring to sex in a rude and slightly shocking way: Martin was surprised that Estella would tell such a risqué joke.
A "call girl" is a woman whose calling is a calculated risque.
Using risqué as part of an act has been labeled as a risky kind of blue material a comedian resorts to when he, or she, runs out of gray matter.
It's a risky business to tell risqué jokes when you don't know how your audience will respond.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group R; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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