rakish
adjective /ˈreɪ.kɪʃ/ old-fashionedDefinition
› describes a man, especially a rich man, who lives in an immoral way, especially having sex with a lot of women: He has a rakish air about him.Bad and wrong behaviourDisobedientObeying and breaking the lawObedient and compliant › confidently careless and informal: He wore his hat at a rakish angle.Confidence and self-assuranceShowing arrogance and conceit rakishly /-li/ adverb Confidence and self-assuranceShowing arrogance and conceit rakishness /-nəs/ noun [U] Bad and wrong behaviourDisobedientObeying and breaking the lawObedient and compliant
(Definition of rakish adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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