rakish

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹeɪkɪʃ/

Adjective

rakish (comparative more rakish, superlative most 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)

2. (old-fashioned) like a rake; dissolute; profligate

Translations

dashingly stylish

• Finnish: rempseä (fi), rento (fi), railakas (fi)
• French: négligé (fr)

like a rake

• Finnish: elosteleva (fi)
• French: débauché (fr)

Anagrams

• Harkis, Kishar, rakhis, shikar, shikra