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raffish - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'raffish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Raffish [ a.]
- Resembling, or having the character of, raff, or a raff; worthless; low.

Meaning of 'raffish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . raffish [ 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:

raff raffaelesque raffed raffia raffing raffinose raffle raffled raffler rafflesia

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