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Antonyms for rakish

Grammar : Adj
Spell : rey-kish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪ kɪʃ

Definition of rakish

Origin :
  • 1706, "debauched, disreputable," from rake (n.2) + -ish. Related: Rakishly; rakishness.
  • The meaning "smart, jaunty, dashing" (1824) is said to be a different word, probably from rake "slant, slope" (1620s), used especially in reference to a ship's hull or sails, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Scandinavian (cf. Old Swedish raka "project, reach;" Danish rage "protrude, project") related to Old English reccan "stretch." "The piratical craft of former times were distinguished for their rakish build" [Century Dictionary].
  • adj charming and immoral
Example sentences :
  • He bowed, rakish and smiling, with all the airs of a dancing master.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine
  • He was leaning back in a morris chair, rakish, debonair, and at his ease.
  • Extract from : « Brand Blotters » by William MacLeod Raine
  • I do not know what a rakish craft is; but this was very rakish and very crafty.
  • Extract from : « The World I Live In » by Helen Keller
  • The Imp was narrow and rakish, with a low cockpit and a high bow and stern.
  • Extract from : « Canoe Boys and Campfires » by William Murray Graydon
  • After which them two old cut-ups wink at each other rakish and slap their knees.
  • Extract from : « The House of Torchy » by Sewell Ford
  • He was a serious young man, not rakish or loud-voiced like the others.
  • Extract from : « Dubliners » by James Joyce
  • He is a rakish looking fellow, dressed in smart but cheap clothing.
  • Extract from : « The Diamond Coterie » by Lawrence L. Lynch
  • But no, still tilted to a rakish angle, it came at last to rest.
  • Extract from : « A Ticket to Adventure » by Roy J. Snell
  • The square section of stone floor was now tilted to a rakish angle.
  • Extract from : « Witches Cove » by Roy J. Snell
  • It was still leaning at a rakish angle when the boy sprang up the ladder.
  • Extract from : « Witches Cove » by Roy J. Snell

Synonyms for rakish

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