• Rakish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈɹeɪkɪʃ/

    Full definition of rakish

    Adjective

    rakish

    1. 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)
    1. (dated) like a rake; dissolute; profligate
      • MacaulayThe arduous task of converting a rakish lover.
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