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raff·ish (r

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adj.

1. Cheaply or showily vulgar in appearance or nature; tawdry.

2. Characterized by a carefree or fun-loving unconventionality; rakish.

[Probably from dialectal raff, rubbish, from Middle English raf, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

raffish·ly adv.

raffish·ness n.

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Adv.

raffishly - in a rakish manner; "she wore her hat rakishly at an angle"

rakishly, carelessly

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