What is "rakish" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does rakish mean in English? Meaning of rakish definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "rakish" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "rakish": marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

Adjective

Meaning: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

Example: a dapper young man a jaunty red hat

Synonyms: dapper dashing jaunty natty raffish rakish snappy spiffy spruce

Similar: fashionable stylish

Meaning of "rakish": marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

Adjective

Meaning: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

Example: a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors

Synonyms: devil-may-care raffish rakish

Similar: unconventional

Adjective: dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance. ... the rakish Dennis Quaid, a Houston native who is moving to Texas in a couple of years and wants it to become "the new Hollywood." (Houston Chronicle, 6/8/2007)(dated) like a rake; dissolute; profligate Macaulay The arduous task of converting a rakish lover.Macaulay The arduous task of converting a rakish lover.

Synonyms:

saucy, sporty, raffish, dashing, jaunty, profligate, abandoned, chic, debauched, depraved, devil-may-care, dissipated, dissolute, fashionable, fast, flashy, gay, lecherous, licentious, loose, natty, prodigal, sinful, smart, wanton, wild,

What is "rakish" in English? Definition and Explanations

What is "rakish" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "rakish": marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

Adjective

Meaning of "rakish": marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

Adjective

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