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    [Adjective]  | "rak*ish" | \ ˈrā-kish \


    1: of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute


    Origin: 1696 ;

     {see: |rake:5|rake:5};

    [Adjective]  | "rakish" 


    1: having a trim or streamlined appearance suggestive of speed

    2: dashingly or carelessly unconventional : jaunty


    Origin: 1824 ;

     Probably from {see: |rake:4|rake:4}; from the raking masts of pirate ships;

    [Noun]  | "rakish angle" 


    1: an attractive way that something is tipped to one side

    [Adjective]  | "rakish" 


    1: having or showing lowered moral character or standards;


      * e.g., " ... within a few short years their rakish son had squandered the family fortune on hard liquor and fast cars "





     [ "rakish" ]

    1: a guy who rakes it in with the ladies

      * e.g.,  ... He's a rakish gentlemen; always raking it in with the ladies. 

     [ "RAKish" ]

    1: adj, very kind and generous in a random setting

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey, would you like a free carwash?" 

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