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rakish

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [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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