risquée
Syllables: ris·quéeUK/ˈɹɪskeɪ//ɹəˈskeɪ/
risquée adjective: used when referring to a woman: feminine of risqué.
Adjective
risquée (comparative more risquée, superlative most risquée)
- Used when referring to a woman: feminine of risqué
- Therefore he placed along with this couple who had become one, Margaret, the gamesome lady's-maid, who is risquée in her talk with her mistress, and has Borachio as a lover—so anxious is [William] Shakespeare for variety of character and of life.1913, Stopford A[ugustus] Brooke, “Much Ado About Nothing”, in Ten More Plays of Shakespeare, London: Constable and Company, →OCLC, page 8
- The housewives of Siena could not believe that such a woman could be very important in the world; but beyond the limits of her native town, in Florence, in Rome, Catherine was already famous for her gifts of prophecy. A woman of strong will, rough and risquée of speech, she declared herself...1927, Vicente Blasco Ibañez, “Two Women Scold a Pope”, in Arthur Livingston, transl., The Pope of the Sea: An Historical Medley, New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Company, […], →OCLC, part 1...
Examples of risquée in a sentence
- A woman of strong will, rough and risquée of speech, she declared herself appointed of God to achieve the great purpose of her time—the return of the Holy See to Rome.1927, Vicente Blasco Ibañez, “Two Women Scold a Pope”, in Arthur Livingston, transl., The Pope of the Sea: An Historical Medley, New York...
- "I figure I might as well be gay and risquée while I can," she says, with a little tremor in her boyish voice.1943 April 10, Dorothy Kilgallen, “The Magic Moniker”, in Collier’s, volume 111, number 15, Springfield, Oh.: The Crowell-Collier...
- Younger than Taret or Ani, she was more bold and risquée.2004, Page Bryant, “A Time for Amulet Making”, in The Second Coming of the Star Gods: A Visionary Novel, Charlottesville, Va.: Hampton...
Forms of risquée
| comparative | more risquée |
|---|---|
| superlative | most risquée |
Origin of risquée
Borrowed from French risquée.
Words that rhyme with risquée
Questions about risquée
- What does risquée mean?
- Risquée means used when referring to a woman: feminine of risqué.
- How do you use risquée in a sentence?
- A woman of strong will, rough and risquée of speech, she declared herself appointed of God to achieve the great purpose of her time—the return of the Holy See to Rome.
- What part of speech is risquée?
- Risquée is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce risquée?
- Risquée is pronounced /ˈɹɪskeɪ/ (UK).
Words near risquée in the dictionary
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