rakish
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rak·ish1
(rā'kĭsh) 
adj.
rak·ish2 (rā'kĭsh)
adj.
Of the character of a rake; dissolute.
adj.
- Nautical. Having a trim, streamlined appearance: "We were schooner-rigged and rakish, with a long and lissome hull" (John Masefield).
- Dashingly or sportingly stylish; jaunty.
[Probably from RAKE3 (from the raking masts of pirate ships).]
rak·ish2 (rā'kĭsh)
adj.
Of the character of a rake; dissolute.
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rakish
adjective
- Lacking in moral restraint: abandoned, dissipated, dissolute, fast, gay, incontinent, licentious, profligate, unbridled, unconstrained, uncontrolled, ungoverned, uninhibited, unrestrained, wanton, wild. See restraint/unrestraint.
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Rakish
Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - udsvævende, smart, kæk
2.
adj. - flot
Nederlands (Dutch)
losbandig, liederlijk, gestroomlijnd (b.v. schip)
Français (French)
1.
adj. - libertin, débauché, désinvolte, cavalier
2.
adj. - aux lignes effilées (un bateau, une voiture)
Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - ausschweifend
2.
adj. - schnittig, flott
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακόλαστος, άσωτος, έκλυτος, εύθυμος και επιδεικτικός
Italiano (Italian)
dissoluto, licenzioso
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inclinado, informal
Русский (Russian)
начищенный, щеголеватый
Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - aerodinámico, libertino, disoluto
2.
adj. - aerodinámico
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - depraverad, stilig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 时髦的, 潇洒的, 俏皮的
2. 轻快的, 速度很快的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 輕快的, 速度很快的
2.
adj. - 時髦的, 瀟灑的, 俏皮的
한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 방탕한, 부절제한
2.
adj. - 속력이 빨라 보이는 , 멋진
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 軽快な, ハイカラな, 放蕩な, 道楽な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) خليع, غير متقيد بالرسميات والعرف
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - פרות, מופקר, מתהולל, עליז, שובבני
adj. - אלגנטית ומעוגלת פינות (בד"כ מכונית או ספינה)
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