"rakehell" meaning in All languages combined

See rakehell on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɹeɪkhɛl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rakehell.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more rakehell [comparative], most rakehell [superlative]
Etymology: From to rake (out) hell (“to search through hell thoroughly”), in the sense of a person so evil or immoral that they cannot be found in hell even after an extensive search: see rake (“to search through (thoroughly)”). Compare rakeshame. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{m|en|rake|id=search|t=to search through (thoroughly)}} rake (“to search through (thoroughly)”), {{sup|2}} ², {{sup|1}} ¹, {{m|en|rakeshame}} rakeshame Head templates: {{en-adj}} rakehell (comparative more rakehell, superlative most rakehell)
  1. (archaic) Immoral; dissolute. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): People Synonyms: rakehelly
    Sense id: en-rakehell-en-adj-0jPQ-gGT Disambiguation of People: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rake-hell

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹeɪkhɛl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rakehell.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rakehells [plural]
Etymology: From to rake (out) hell (“to search through hell thoroughly”), in the sense of a person so evil or immoral that they cannot be found in hell even after an extensive search: see rake (“to search through (thoroughly)”). Compare rakeshame. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{m|en|rake|id=search|t=to search through (thoroughly)}} rake (“to search through (thoroughly)”), {{sup|2}} ², {{sup|1}} ¹, {{m|en|rakeshame}} rakeshame Head templates: {{en-noun}} rakehell (plural rakehells)
  1. (archaic) A lewd or wanton person; a debauchee; a rake. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-rakehell-en-noun-kdDakj5v Disambiguation of People: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rake-hell

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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