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Definition of raffish in English: raffishadjective ˈrafɪʃˈræfɪʃ Unconventional and slightly disreputable, especially in an attractive way. 放荡不羁的;粗俗的,趣味低级的 他那浪子派头。 Example sentencesExamples - Less tightly wound and introspective than his brother, he prefers to present a raffish, happy-go-lucky attitude.
- The Bahamas' capital, with its large, sheltered harbour, has swung many times from boomtown to backwater and back again in its rather raffish past.
- Yorkshire's most famous soul singer has matured into a handsome, outwardly respectable middle-aged man with a raffish undertow.
- A one-time fishing village, it has a beat-up, raffish looking downtown surrounded by new, big marinas.
- Suntanned from riding on his motorcycle, his hair longer than before and distinctly raffish, he didn't look much like the well-groomed man who'd hung around for Liza's birth.
- Artists and antique dealers have moved in, giving the neighbourhood a raffish bohemian energy.
- He is an engaging man, with a raffish grin.
- He's very sexy, with heavy-lidded bedroom eyes and a raffish swagger.
- Brighton, on the south coast and one hour by train from London, is the most raffish, louche and exciting of British seaside towns.
- There were many people who disliked Charles and who made unsavoury insinuations about his private life, but Maria knew that behind the raffish exterior existed a tender, sensitive man.
- I adopted a raffish and enigmatic smile and shrugged.
- Even the raffish collection of outsiders that have washed up there seem part of the patchwork.
- In the southern chain of small islands, Cooper Island has a raffish charm.
- The parents of these churlish, raffish youths should be held responsible.
- He's still drainpipe thin, official rock legend dimensions, although his nervy stare is now crowned by a raffish swoop of snowy grey where a slick black executive crewcut once sat.
- A war hero with raffish good looks, he had all the personal attributes to make a successful match, and Elizabeth was clearly attracted to him.
- The city tumbles down the steep slopes to the river's edge where it coalesces into a raffish assortment of bars, cafes and restaurants housed in tottering waterfront terraces.
- In its heyday, the Review enjoyed a reputation as an obtuse and nearly unreadable but authoritative publication put together by a sometimes raffish staff.
- At times, according to historical reports, the concert venues had the raffish air of a beer hall.
- Artists enjoy seeing themselves as raffish outsiders, people of dubious morality.
Synonyms rakish, jaunty, dapper, dashing, sporty, flashy unconventional, bohemian devil-may-care, casual, careless louche, disreputable, dissolute, dissipated, debauched, decadent informal flash
Derivativesadverb Since the couples include a pompous academic and his nervous wife, a raffishly experienced, working-class duo and two covert documentary film-makers, we assume that not all will go swingingly. Example sentencesExamples - Chinghalle is larger than Campagna, more raffishly downmarket, and, in the end, not really Italian at all.
- These things look great fun to fly - their pilots wave from open cockpits and wiggle their wings raffishly.
- He lies in the bed, smiling raffishly, smoking a cigarette.
- His hair was raffishly long, and a hunting knife hung by his side.
noun ‘Fantastic body,’ Davo recalled, with an unexpected touch of raffishness. Example sentencesExamples - What's largely missing is an attempt to inculcate deeper values, explore the most controversial sides of the business, and capture the essential, troublemaking raffishness of the craft.
- As usual, nobody seems to know where the words originated, except that they both grew out of gambling, the race track and general raffishness.
- Head into the wooded foothills to Badenweiler, a spa town with that mix of classical gentility, raffishness and effusive horticulture that marks the better thermal spots.
OriginEarly 19th century: from riff-raff + -ish1. Definition of raffish in US English: raffishadjectiveˈrafiSHˈræfɪʃ Unconventional and slightly disreputable, especially in an attractive manner. 放荡不羁的;粗俗的,趣味低级的 他那浪子派头。 Example sentencesExamples - The Bahamas' capital, with its large, sheltered harbour, has swung many times from boomtown to backwater and back again in its rather raffish past.
- Artists enjoy seeing themselves as raffish outsiders, people of dubious morality.
- Even the raffish collection of outsiders that have washed up there seem part of the patchwork.
- I adopted a raffish and enigmatic smile and shrugged.
- A war hero with raffish good looks, he had all the personal attributes to make a successful match, and Elizabeth was clearly attracted to him.
- Brighton, on the south coast and one hour by train from London, is the most raffish, louche and exciting of British seaside towns.
- The parents of these churlish, raffish youths should be held responsible.
- He is an engaging man, with a raffish grin.
- Artists and antique dealers have moved in, giving the neighbourhood a raffish bohemian energy.
- Less tightly wound and introspective than his brother, he prefers to present a raffish, happy-go-lucky attitude.
- In the southern chain of small islands, Cooper Island has a raffish charm.
- A one-time fishing village, it has a beat-up, raffish looking downtown surrounded by new, big marinas.
- He's very sexy, with heavy-lidded bedroom eyes and a raffish swagger.
- He's still drainpipe thin, official rock legend dimensions, although his nervy stare is now crowned by a raffish swoop of snowy grey where a slick black executive crewcut once sat.
- There were many people who disliked Charles and who made unsavoury insinuations about his private life, but Maria knew that behind the raffish exterior existed a tender, sensitive man.
- Suntanned from riding on his motorcycle, his hair longer than before and distinctly raffish, he didn't look much like the well-groomed man who'd hung around for Liza's birth.
- At times, according to historical reports, the concert venues had the raffish air of a beer hall.
- The city tumbles down the steep slopes to the river's edge where it coalesces into a raffish assortment of bars, cafes and restaurants housed in tottering waterfront terraces.
- In its heyday, the Review enjoyed a reputation as an obtuse and nearly unreadable but authoritative publication put together by a sometimes raffish staff.
- Yorkshire's most famous soul singer has matured into a handsome, outwardly respectable middle-aged man with a raffish undertow.
Synonyms rakish, jaunty, dapper, dashing, sporty, flashy
OriginEarly 19th century: from riffraff + -ish. |