Hypertext Webster Gateway: "raffish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Raffish \Raff"ish\, a.
Resembling, or having the character of, raff, or a raff;
worthless; low.
A sad, raffish, disreputable character. --Thackeray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
raffish
adj 1: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young
man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty},
{natty}, {rakish}, {smart}, {snappy}, {spruce}]
2: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness;
"a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"-
Crary Moore [syn: {devil-may-care}, {rakish}]
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