Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rakish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rakish \Rak"ish\, a.
Dissolute; lewd; debauched.
The arduous task of converting a rakish lover.
--Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rakish \Rak"ish\, a. (Naut.)
Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rakish
adj 1: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young
man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty},
{natty}, {raffish}, {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}, {raffish}]
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