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Webster 1913 Edition
Rakish
Rak′ish
(rāk′ĭsh)
, Adj.
Dissolute; lewd; debauched.
The arduous task of converting a
rakish
lover. Macaulay.
Rak′ish
(rāk′ĭsh)
, Adj.
(Naut.)
Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.
Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rakish
RA'KISH
,Adj.
Definition 2024
rakish
rakish
English
Adjective
rakish (comparative more rakish, superlative most rakish)
- Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance.
- ... 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." (Houston Chronicle, 6/8/2007)
- (dated) Like a rake; dissolute; profligate.
- Macaulay
- The arduous task of converting a rakish lover.
- Macaulay