rakish

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  2. adjective marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; - Crary Moore

Etymology

From rake (“man habituated to immoral conduct”) + -ish.

In classic literature

Synonyms

dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, spiffy, snappy, spruce

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