1
: having a trim or streamlined appearance suggestive of speed
a rakish ship
2
: dashingly or carelessly unconventional : jaunty
rakish clothes
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Adjective (1)
within a few short years their rakish son had squandered the family fortune on hard liquor and fast cars
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Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
In 2003, Pickford entered into an agreement with John Rose, a rakish businessman and treasure hunter from Great Yarmouth who wanted to find the Gloucester.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Its rakish style had a lot to do with the model’s critical acclaim, and the Speedster, derived from a Duesenberg show car, was a hit from the start.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
Lula Rose General Store Their take on the classic egg, bacon and cheese sandwich gets a slightly rakish upgrade at this Congress Park coffee shop when served on a buttery brioche bun.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
The Vanquish cuts a rakish profile that is underscored by a wheelbase that is 3.1 inches longer than that of the DBS, which was Aston’s most recent V12 model in the Vanquish’s grand touring class.
—Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
In 2003, Pickford entered into an agreement with John Rose, a rakish businessman and treasure hunter from Great Yarmouth who wanted to find the Gloucester.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Its rakish style had a lot to do with the model’s critical acclaim, and the Speedster, derived from a Duesenberg show car, was a hit from the start.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
Lula Rose General Store Their take on the classic egg, bacon and cheese sandwich gets a slightly rakish upgrade at this Congress Park coffee shop when served on a buttery brioche bun.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Rakish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rakish. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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Adjective
from rake "libertine"
Adjective
from earlier rake "the amount of slope or lean of a ship's mast or the amount of overhang of a ship's bow"
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