Meaning of RAKISH
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- [adj] marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore
- [adj] marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
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| | Synonyms: | | dapper, dashing, devil-may-care, fashionable, jaunty, natty, raffish, smart, snappy, spiffy, spruce, stylish, unconventional |
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\Rak"ish\, a.
Dissolute; lewd; debauched.
The arduous task of converting a rakish lover.
--Macaulay.
\Rak"ish\, a. (Naut.)
Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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