Rakehell
//ˈɹeɪkhɛl// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A lewd or wanton person; a debauchee; a rake. archaic
"It seldom doth happen, in any way of life, that a sluggard and a rakehell do not go together."
- 2 a dissolute man in fashionable society wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Immoral; dissolute. archaic
"And farre away, amid their rakehell bands, / They spide a Lady left all succourlesse […]."
Example
More examples"And farre away, amid their rakehell bands, / They spide a Lady left all succourlesse […]."
Etymology
From to rake (out) hell (“to search through hell thoroughly”), in the sense of a person so evil or immoral that they cannot be found in hell even after an extensive search: see rake (“to search through (thoroughly)”). Compare rakeshame.
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