rakish
adjective
like a rake; dissolute.
rakishly
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a word derived from
rakish.
Example Sentences
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For now the cottages stand idle by the glass-walled motel office and its rakishly tilted roof.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
A smoldering cinnamon stick wrapped in an orange peel perches rakishly on the rim of “The John T.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2018
Although he had rakishly batted away the questions onscreen, he now admitted to another motive.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 2, 2018
The spritz is a cocktail in which part of the appeal is looseness, a willingness to toss ingredients together in a rakishly pleasing way.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2016
The sun was high overhead now and the sweat made his curls stand up rather rakishly.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
