raffish

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(răf'ĭsh) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Cheaply or showily vulgar in appearance or nature; tawdry.
  2. Characterized by a carefree or fun-loving unconventionality; rakish.

[Probably from dialectal raff, rubbish, from Middle English raf, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

raffishly raff'ish·ly adv.
raffishness raff'ish·ness n.


adj

Definition: devil-may-care
Antonyms: behaved, couth, proper

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IN BRIEF: Vulgar. Also: Morally careless.

pronunciation If a person is known to be raffish, others will be wary when they are nearby.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uhøjtidelig, ukonventionel, vulgær

Nederlands (Dutch)
ordinair, opzichtig, liederlijk

Français (French)
adj. - libertin (littér), canaille (l'aspect), mal famé (un endroit)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verwegen, flott, liederlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μποέμικος

Italiano (Italian)
libertino

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vulgar

Русский (Russian)
неопрятный, распущенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - chabacano, chulo, disoluto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - liderlig, vulgär

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
名誉不好的, 艳俗的, 卑鄙的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 名譽不好的, 豔俗的, 卑鄙的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 평판이 나쁜, 망나니의, 천한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 品のない, けばけばしい, 評判の悪い, やくざな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سافل, فاسق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צעקני, מביש, הולל, פראי‬


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