RAKISH


Meaning of RAKISH in English

/ ˈreɪkɪʃ; NAmE / adjective

1.

( of a man ) acting like a rake (= in an immoral, etc. way)

SYN dissolute

2.

if you wear a hat at a rakish angle , it is not straight on your head and it makes you look relaxed and confident

SYN jaunty

►  rak·ish·ly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: from rake sense 2 + -ish .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.