He was a good-looking but somewhat raffish young gentleman.
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Raffish
//ˈɹæfɪʃ//
Synonyms for "raffish" (49 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
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2 translations across 2 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- разпасан adj (characterized by careless unconventionality — see also rakish)
German
1 entries- verwegen adj (characterized by careless unconventionality — see also rakish)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Billie Eilish wants you to know she is in charge, brash and self-assured enough to scrap the raffish image that helped garner her a world of fans in favor of something a little more … adult.
Source: wiktionary
The smokers' most raffish outsider, Comstock, appeared to do nothing but smoke; Chris had never seen him inside the building.
Source: wiktionary
I had met the man before this in the village, and detested him on sight; there was something indescribably raffish in his looks and ways that raised my gorge; […]
Source: wiktionary
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