rak·ish

1 [rey-kish]
adjective
like a rake; dissolute: rakish behavior.

Origin:
1700–10; rake2 + -ish1

rak·ish·ly, adverb
rak·ish·ness, noun
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rak·ish

2 [rey-kish]
adjective
1.
smart; jaunty; dashing: a hat worn at a rakish angle.
2.
(of a vessel) having an appearance suggesting speed.

Origin:
1815–25; rake3 + -ish1


1. sporting, dapper, debonair, breezy.
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rakish1 (ˈreɪkɪʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
dissolute; profligate
 
[C18: from rake² + -ish]
 
'rakishly1
 
adv
 
'rakishness1
 
n

rakish2 (ˈreɪkɪʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  dashing; jaunty: a hat set at a rakish angle
2.  nautical (of a ship or boat) having lines suggestive of speed
 
[C19: probably from rake³ (sense 1), with reference to the sloping masts of pirate ships]

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Example sentences
Some of them have been tilted at rakish angles by normal, seasonal frost heaving over the years.
He wears a bold tie and a fedora-type hat tilted at a rakish angle.
It is partially sheathed on the sides and has a deep overhang reminiscent of the rakish prow of a ship.
Her fall collection includes this rakish rabbit-felt hat with grosgrain ribbon
  trim.
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