raffish
adjective
mildly or sometimes engagingly disreputable or nonconformist.
raffishly
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a word derived from
raffish.
Example Sentences
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She was mesmerized by the smooth-talking Sonny, who raffishly claimed to be a descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2024
In an earlier biography, Paul Willetts chronicled the life of mid-20th-century England’s most raffishly bohemian writer, Julian MacLaren-Ross.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2018
In the image, Breitbart is dressed, raffishly, in a dark blazer and white button-down, his chest hair exposed; it looks as if he’s making a point, or about to, and raising an index finger.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2017
And it’s true that “The Master of Disaster”, as essayed by Carl Weathers from Rockies I-IV, was a raffishly charismatic foil to the “Italian Stallion”.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2015
We turned our coat-collars up at one side only, and then, with dented hats worn raffishly, and our hands in our pockets, we looked disreputable enough for all practical purposes in twilight.
From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Arthur Morrison
