I. ˈrākˌhel adjective
or rake·helly -lē
Etymology: rakehell perhaps alteration (influenced by the phrase to rake hell ) of earlier rackle rash, impetuous, headstrong, from Middle English rakel, rakil; rakehelly from rakehell (II) + -y
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a rakehell : dissolute , licentious , rascally
ready to abjure the rakehell life — Lee Rogow
rakehell amours
II. noun
: a dissolute or profligate person : libertine , rake , rascal
the favorite resort of the courtesans and the rakehells — W.S.Clark