Rakish Definition & Meaning

rakish
adjective
  1. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
  2. marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore

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