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rakish - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'rakish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rakish [ a.]
- Dissolute; lewd; debauched.
- Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.

Meaning of 'rakish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rakish [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
Example in sentence:
  • a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors
Meaning (2):
- marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
Example in sentence:
  • a dapper young man;
  • a jaunty red hat

Nearby Words:

rake rake-vein raked rakehell rakehelly rakel raker rakery rakeshame rakestale

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