rakish

(rā'kĭsh)
adj.

1. Nautical. Having a trim, streamlined appearance: "We were schooner-rigged and rakish, with a long and lissome hull" (John Masefield).
2. 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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adjective

Lacking in moral restraint: abandoned, dissipated, dissolute, fast, gay, incontinent, licentious, profligate, unbridled, unconstrained, uncontrolled, ungoverned, uninhibited, unrestrained, wanton, wild. See restraint/unrestraint.

adj

Definition: immoral
Antonyms: clean, moral, upright

For a list of words related to rakish, see:

• Excessive, Mad, Insane, or Radical
• Vulgar, Rude, Degenerate, or Wild

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See words rhyming with "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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