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Definition of Rakish
1. Adjective. Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. "A jaunty red hat"
Similar to: Fashionable, Stylish
Derivative terms: Dapperness, Jauntiness, Nattiness, Rakishness, Spruceness
2. Adjective. Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness. "A cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"
Definition of Rakish
1. a. Dissolute; lewd; debauched.
2. a. Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.
Definition of Rakish
1. Adjective. Stylish; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rakish
1. dapper [adj] : RAKISHLY [adv] - See also: dapper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rakish
Literary usage of Rakish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Confessions of a School Master by William Andrus Alcott (1839)
"Anecdote of a rakish school master. Night visits in general. Evening Schools.
Caution to teachers. Example of Intemperance. Painful reflection. ..."
2. Confessions of a School Master by William Andrus Alcott (1839)
"Anecdote of a rakish school master. Night visits in general. Evening Schools.
Caution to teachers. Example of Intemperance. Painful reflection. ..."
3. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"[Ger. ragen, to jut'out'.] (Geol.) An oblique vein of ore. rakish vessel. (Naut.)
One appearing formidable or suspicious, and a swift sailer. Baud». ..."
4. Excursions and Adventures in New South Wales: With Pictures of Squatting and by John Henderson (1851)
"... of Wight—Plymouth Sound—Isle of Ushant — A hurricane—The Bay of Biscay—A
rakish-looking schooner—Cape Finisterre—Merry party on board—Song—Some account ..."
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