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    rakish
    /ˈreɪkɪʃ/

    adjective

    • 1. (especially of a boat or car) smart and fast-looking, with streamlined angles and curves: "a rakish Chevrolet"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAKISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    RAKISH definition: 1. A rakish man, especially a rich man, lives in an immoral way, especially having sex with a lot…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRAKISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    RAKISH meaning: 1. A rakish man, especially a rich man, lives in an immoral way, especially having sex with a lot…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rakishRakish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RAKISH is of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute. How to use rakish in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rakishRakish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of rakish. adjective. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. synonyms: dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, snappy, spiffy, spruce. fashionable, stylish. being or in accordance with current social fashions. adjective. marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness. synonyms: devil-may-care, raffish.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAKISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. dissolute; profligate. 2. dashing; jaunty. rakish charm. a hat set at a rakish angle. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. rakishly (ˈrakishly) adverb. rakishness (ˈrakishness) noun. Word origin. C18: from rake2 + -ish. Word Frequency. rakish in British English. (ˈreɪkɪʃ ) adjective. nautical.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAKISHNESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the quality of being confidently careless and informal: They wear tweed caps in various angles of rakishness. immoral behaviour, often that of a man who has sex with a lot of women: The three women are wary of the rakishness of men. She made him want to reform his rakishness. Fewer examples.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › rakishRAKISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Rakish definition: like a rake; dissolute. See examples of RAKISH used in a sentence.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionrakish adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of rakish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordRAKISH - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "RAKISH" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › rakishRakish - definition of rakish by The Free Dictionary

    1. dissolute; profligate. 2. dashing; jaunty: rakish charm; a hat set at a rakish angle. [C18: from rake 2 + -ish] ˈrakishly adv. ˈrakishness n. rakish. ( ˈreɪkɪʃ) adj. (Nautical Terms) nautical (of a ship or boat) having lines suggestive of speed.