ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Rakishly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Rakishly is an adverb meaning In a rakish manner.

Meaning

In a rakish manner.

Example Sentences

The stair carpets are hanging on lines in the back garden, and Susanna, with her cap rakishly on one side, is always to be seen polishing the stair rods.
Wearing a suit the colour of a London bus, a rakishly tilted flat cap and carrying a walking cane, he resembles an eccentric country squire out for a ramble: the Day Tripper.

Synonyms for rakishly

Depending on context, synonyms include raffishly, carelessly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include raffishly, carelessly, racily, raunchily, rattishly, rattily.

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