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rakish.

Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɹeɪkɪʃ/
  1. Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance.

    a hat worn at a rakish angle
  2. Like a rake; dissolute; profligate.

    dated
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English rake Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English rakish From rake (“man habituated to immoral conduct”) + -ish.

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