What is considered risque?

adjective. very close to being improper or indecent; daring; suggestive. a risqué anecdote.
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What is risque behavior?

Definition of risqué

: verging on impropriety or indecency : off-color a risqué joke.
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Is risque the same as risky?

Risky is an adjective, related adjectives are riskier and riskiest. The adverb form is riskily, the noun form is riskiness. Risky appears around 1825, taking the place of riskful. Risqué means improper, borderline indecent.
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What does risque pictures mean?

daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety; off-color: a risqué story.
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What is risque conversation?

If you describe something as risqué, you mean that it is slightly rude because it refers to sex. The script is incredibly risqué - some marvellously crude lines.
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How do you use the word risque?

Risque Sentence Examples

You'll stay cool without being too risque. The following websites specialize in risque lingerie and carry many items in sensual silk for plus sizes.
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What language is risque?

English Translation of “risqué” | Collins French-English Dictionary.
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What is a indecorous mean?

indecorous, improper, unseemly, unbecoming, indelicate mean not conforming to what is accepted as right, fitting, or in good taste. indecorous suggests a violation of accepted standards of good manners.
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What does the word Ostrobogulous mean?

Adjective. ostrobogulous (comparative more ostrobogulous, superlative most ostrobogulous) (humorous) Slightly risqué or indecent; bizarre, interesting, or unusual.
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Is Riske a word?

risque Add to list Share. Something risqué hints at sex or sexual content. risqué material isn't in your face or extreme — it's just a little naughty.
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Does Ostrobogulous mean weird?

Ostrobogulous definition

(humorous) Slightly risqué or indecent; bizarre, interesting, or unusual.
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What does Discourteousness mean?

: lacking courtesy : rude.
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What is the meaning of ostentatious living?

: attracting or fond of attracting attention by showing off wealth or cleverness They lived in a huge, ostentatious house.
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What does the word Sententiously mean?

1a : given to or abounding in aphoristic expression. b : given to or abounding in excessive moralizing. 2 : terse, aphoristic, or moralistic in expression : pithy, epigrammatic.
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What is the opposite of risque?

Opposite of depicting or referring to obscene or risque matters. clean. decent. moral. wholesome.
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Is risque a Scrabble word?

RISQUE is a valid scrabble word.
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How do you spell Riska?

Riska is a borough of the city of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway.
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What does uncouth woman mean?

(ʌnkuθ ) adjective. If you describe a person as uncouth, you mean that their behavior is vulgar, noisy, and unpleasant.
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What does cheeky mean in British slang?

Cheeky: To be cheeky is to be flippant or somewhat of a smart aleck. Considering British humor, I'd say most people here are a bit cheeky.
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Is it Uncourteous or discourteous?

As adjectives the difference between discourteous and uncourteous. is that discourteous is impolite; lacking consideration for others while uncourteous is not courteous; impolite, rude.
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Is courteousness a real word?

Well-mannered behavior toward others: civility, courtesy, genteelness, gentility, mannerliness, politeness, politesse.
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Why do Brits say bloody?

Don't worry, it's not a violent word… it has nothing to do with “blood”.”Bloody” is a common word to give more emphasis to the sentence, mostly used as an exclamation of surprise. Something may be “bloody marvellous” or “bloody awful“. Having said that, British people do sometimes use it when expressing anger…
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Why is bloody a British swear word?

The word "bloody" is the expletive derived from shortening the expression "by our Lady" (i.e., Mary, mother of Christ). As such, it represents the invocation of a blasphemous oath.
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