adjective
verging on impropriety or indecency
blushed at his risqué stories
Synonyms: blue, broad, off-color, purple, racy, risky, salty, sexy, shady, spicy, suggestive, wicked; compare obscene 2
Related Word: naughty, warm; coarse, crude, earthy, gross, lewd, obscene, raunchy, raw, ribald, vulgar; dirty, foul; indecent, indecorous, indelicate, inelegant, unrefined
Contrasted words: clean, decent, proper; restrained; euphemistic