- risqué improper
- ; mildly indecent.
Dictionary of difficult words. 2015.
Dictionary of difficult words. 2015.
improper — im·prop·er adj: not proper: as a: not in accord with correct procedure an improper venue b: wrongful; specif: in violation of a constitution the denial of trial by jury was held improper im·prop·er·ly adv … Law dictionary
improper — [adj1] not suitable abnormal, at odds, awkward, bad form, discordant, discrepant, erroneous, false, ill advised, ill timed, imprudent, inaccurate, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, incorrect,… … New thesaurus
risqué — [ris kā′] adj. [Fr, pp. of risquer, to RISK] very close to being improper or indecent; daring; suggestive [a risqué anecdote] … English World dictionary
risque — index improper, lewd, lurid, obscene, salacious, scurrilous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
risqué — [adj] improper, referring to sex amoral, bawdy*, blue*, breezy, crude, daring, dirty, earthy, erotic, filthy*, foul, gross*, hot*, immodest, immoral, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, indiscreet, inelegant, lewd, lurid, naughty, obscene, off… … New thesaurus
improper — adjective 1) it is improper for policemen to accept gifts Syn: in, unacceptable, unsuitable, unprofessional, irregular; unethical, corrupt, immoral, dishonest, dishonorable Ant: appropriate, acceptable 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
improper — adjective 1) it is improper for police to accept gifts Syn: unacceptable, unprofessional, irregular, unethical, dishonest 2) it was improper for young ladies to drive a young man home Syn: unseemly, unfitting, unbecoming, unladylike … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
improper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indecent, bawdy, lewd, risqué; wrong, inapt, unsuitable, unfitting, incorrect, out of place, misplaced. See inexpedience, disagreement. Ant., proper, appropriate. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… … English dictionary for students
improper — Synonyms and related words: Doric, aberrant, abnormal, abominable, amiss, arrant, atrocious, bad, barbaric, barbarous, base, black, blamable, blameworthy, blooper, boner, boo boo, break, cacophonous, careless, chintzy, clumsy, coarse, corrupt,… … Moby Thesaurus
risque — Synonyms and related words: Rabelaisian, abusive, bawdy, blasphemous, blue, broad, calumniatory, calumnious, comminatory, contumelious, cursing, damnatory, daring, denunciatory, dirty, dysphemistic, epithetic, erotic, excommunicative,… … Moby Thesaurus