Riffraffish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Riffraffish is an adjective meaning (informal, somewhat derogatory) Resembling or characteristic of riffraff.
Meaning
(informal, somewhat derogatory) Resembling or characteristic of riffraff.
Example Sentences
What kind of general allowed the riffraff off the streets to wait in his office? And he hated to say it, but Ellie looked extremely riffraffish.
Over the next few years the quiet, bespectacled composer and the riffraffish writer collaborated on Mahagonny and Threepenny Opera before falling out with each other.
Synonyms for riffraffish
Depending on context, synonyms include riff-raffy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include raffish, rufflike, raftlike, reeflike, raglike, rippy.
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