'Rakish' definitions:

Definition of 'rakish'

From: WordNet
adjective
Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce]
adjective
Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore [syn: devil-may-care, raffish, rakish]

Definition of 'Rakish'

From: GCIDE
  • Rakish \Rak"ish\ (r[=a]k"[i^]sh), a. Dissolute; lewd; debauched. [1913 Webster]
  • The arduous task of converting a rakish lover. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rakish'

From: GCIDE
  • Rakish \Rak"ish\ (r[=a]k"[i^]sh), a. (Naut.) Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster]

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