raffish

Significat (Anglès)

1. Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish.
2. Low-class; disreputable; vulgar.

Sinònims

rakish

spruce

dapper

dashing

devil-may-care

natty

snappy

spiffy

jaunty

decadent

depraved

dissipated

dissolute

elegant

exclusive

exquisite

fancy

fine

gaudy

great

hangdog

hunky-dory

ignoble

lewd

low

lowbred

lowdown

low-minded

magnificent

mean

neat

ornery

polite

ratty

screaming

scurrilous

scurvy

shabby

shoddy

slangy

smart

sordid

trig

unruly

vile

vitiated

vulgar

wonderful

good

👍

red-carpet

Traduccions

scapestrato

sguaiato

vistoso

sfrontato

ανυπόληπτος

μάγκικος

épicéa

épinette

grossier

sans distinction

vulgaire

fissa

corrotto

dissipato

licenzioso

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɹæfɪʃ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb alemany: raffen

In summary

From late 18th century raff (“persons among the lowest class in society”) + -ish, still retained in contemporary English with riffraff. From Old French raffer (“to wear away”), of Germanic origin. Compare German raffen. Compare rip (“to tear”), rap (“to snatch”).