rakish

Meaning

1. Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance.
2. Like a rake; dissolute; profligate.

Synonyms

raffish

jaunty

dashing

spiffy

spruce

natty

dapper

dissolute

devil-may-care

snappy

licentious

slang

elegant

fancy

fast

fine

foppish

gaudy

high-speed

kinky

lecherous

libertine

loose

low-class

neat

nifty

oblique

posh

pretty

prim

profligate

quaint

rake

sidelong

skew

slant

slanting

smart

spark plug

stylish

transverse

trig

trim

unconventional

wanton

wry

well groomed

nobby

abandoned

sparkish

askew

awry

bijou

chic

cockeyed

comely

crackpot

dandified

debonair

devious

dressy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹeɪkɪʃ/

Etymology

From rake (“man habituated to immoral conduct”) + -ish.