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rakish

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rak·ish 1  (rksh)
adj.
1. Nautical Having a trim, streamlined appearance: "We were schooner-rigged and rakish, with a long and lissome hull" (John Masefield).
2. Dashingly or sportingly stylish; jaunty.
[Probably from rake (from the raking masts of pirate ships).]
rak·ish 2  (rksh)
adj.
Of the character of a rake; dissolute.
rakish 1 [ray-kish]
Adjective
dashing or jaunty: a hat which he wore at a rakish angle [probably from rake3]
rakish 2
Adjective
immoral: a rakish life of drinking and womanizing [from rake2]
rakishly adv
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Adj.1.rakish - marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
jaunty, natty, raffish, dapper, spiffy, spruce, dashing, snappy
fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"
2.rakish - marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore
devil-may-care, raffish
unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"
rakish
adjective dashing, smart, sporty, flashy, breezy, jaunty, dapper, natty (informal) debonair, snazzy (informal) raffish, devil-may-care
Translations
rakish [ˈreɪkɪʃ] adj (= dissolute) → libertino;
at a rakish angle [hat] → echado a un lado, de lado
rakish [ˈreɪkɪʃ] adj → dissolu(e); cavalier/ière
rakish [ˈreɪkɪʃ] adj → dissoluto/a; disinvolto/a


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A tricorn trimmed with gold lace was set at a rakish angle over a wig of white curls that dropped down to his waist.
The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context
Previous to placing it before him, he went into the Aged's room with a clean white cloth, and tied the same under the old gentleman's chin, and propped him up, and put his nightcap on one side, and gave him quite a rakish air.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
I did not catch what was going on at first, and was, therefore, extremely surprised at noticing George hurriedly smooth out his trousers, ruffle up his hair, and stick his cap on in a rakish manner at the back of his head, and then, assuming an expression of mingled affability and sadness, sit down in a graceful attitude, and try to hide his feet.
Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
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