Rakish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹeɪkɪʃ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Rakish is an adjective meaning Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance.
Meaning
Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance.
More Meanings
- (dated) Like a rake; dissolute; profligate.
Example Sentences
If rakish dukes were one's thing.
Jarvis Cocker and Russell Brand have both found fame as rakish British iconoclasts.
[…] 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."
A little later a rakish young workman, with a goatee beard and a swagger, lit his clay pipe at the lamp before descending into the street.
Synonyms for rakish
Depending on context, synonyms include raffish, jaunty, unconventional, smart, devil-may-care, dashing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include raffish, jaunty, dashing, smart, natty, devil-may-care.
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