Raffish Definition

răfĭsh
adjective
Having a carelessly unconventional style or manner.
Webster's New World
Tawdry; vulgar; low.
Webster's New World
Characterized by a carefree or fun-loving unconventionality; rakish.
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Origin of Raffish

  • Probably from dialectal raff rubbish from Middle English raf perhaps of Scandinavian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Raffish Sentence Examples

  • At first, the television service had no money and it was regarded as a rather raffish arm of the BBC.

  • Yet despite this, much of Clifton still retained a raffish charm which appealed across generations and classes.

  • In the old colonial days people came to sleepy Macao from bustling Hong Kong in order to savor its raffish Portuguese atmosphere.

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Words Starting With

RRARAF

Words Ending With

HSHISH

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