"rakish" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹeɪkɪʃ/ Forms: more rakish [comparative], most rakish [superlative]
Etymology: From rake (“man habituated to immoral conduct”) + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rake|ish|gloss1=man habituated to immoral conduct}} rake (“man habituated to immoral conduct”) + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: raffish Translations (dashingly stylish): франтски (frantski) (Bulgarian), rempseä (Finnish), rento (Finnish), railakas (Finnish), négligé (French), verwegen (German), salopp (German), flott (German)
    Sense id: en-rakish-en-adj-2KttUm-Q Disambiguation of Personality: 58 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'dashingly stylish': 98 2
  2. (dated) Like a rake; dissolute; profligate. Tags: dated Translations (like a rake): развратен (razvraten) (Bulgarian), elosteleva (Finnish), débauché (French)
    Sense id: en-rakish-en-adj-XW0I1CSW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'like a rake': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rakishly, rakishness
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