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RAKISH
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
Example:
a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors
Synonyms:
devil-may-care; raffish; rakish
Classified under:
Similar:
unconventional (not conventional or conformist)
Derivation:
rakishness (the quality of a rake)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
Example:
a jaunty red hat
Synonyms:
dapper; dashing; jaunty; natty; raffish; rakish; snappy; spiffy; spruce
Classified under:
Similar:
fashionable; stylish (being or in accordance with current social fashions)
Derivation:
rakishness (stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance)
