rakish Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
    spiffy; natty; snappy; raffish; dashing; spruce; dapper; jaunty.
    • a dapper young man
    • a jaunty red hat
  2. adjective satellite marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
    raffish; devil-may-care.
    • a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore

WordNet

Rak"ish adjective
Definitions
  1. Dissolute; lewd; debauched.
    The arduous task of converting a rakish lover. Macaulay.
Rak"ish adjective
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Webster 1913