rakishadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈreɪkɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈreɪkɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rake n.⁷, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < rake n.⁷ + -ish suffix¹. In sense 3 perhaps influenced by rake n.⁶

1. Of a person: having the character, appearance, or manner of a rake.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > profligacy, dissoluteness, or debauchery > [adjective]

wild13..

desolatec1386

unthrifty1388

riotousc1405

resolute?a1475

palliard1484

dissolutea1513

royetous1526

sluttishc1555

rakehell1556

dissolutious1560

rakehelly1579

hell-raking1593

sportive1597

low1599

lavish1600

rakellyc1600

profligate1627

profligated1652

rantipole1660

abandoned1690

raking1696

rakish1696

dissipated1744

dissipating1818

outward1875

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [adjective] > (characteristic of) member of > male

sparkish1641

rakish1696

knutty1916

Wooster1939

Woosterish1959

Woosterian1983

1696 P. A. Motteux Loves of Mars & Venus Epil. sig. b^v Lewd rakish Husbands, butt with Goatish Horns, And half-made Cuckolds with an Unicorn's.

1706 S. Centlivre Love at Venture iv. 36 The Grave, Serious, formal Lover, or the Gay Rakish Soldier.

1758 T. Warton Idler 2 Dec. 273 Some rakish Fellow-Commoner in the next room.

1811 Ld. Byron Hints from Horace 165 A..rakish youngster wild from school.

a1852 G. H. Rodwell Freaks & Follies (1888) ii. iii. 10 Merry, careless, and indeed rakish as the old fellow is, if I were to tell him of half the scrapes into which I have brought myself, I think he would go mad.

1885 R. Jefferies After London ii. v. 143 He was a handsome man, with clear-cut features, somewhat rakish from late hours and dissipation, but not the less interesting on that account.

1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl xvi. 357 As a matter of fact Pancrazio had never been rakish or debauched, but mountain-moral, timid.

1980 A. Maupin More Tales of City 62 Eccentric dowagers and rakish gigolos and steamer trunks stuffed with stowaways.

2001 Wall St. Jrnl. 4 June a20/2 There's Nate, the rakish commitment-phobe,..who until now has managed to avoid not only family undertakings of any kind, but most other responsibilities in life.

2. Of a thing: characteristic of or appropriate to a rake; raffish, jaunty, dashing.

a. Of talk, habits, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > profligacy, dissoluteness, or debauchery > [adjective] > specifically of conduct, life, etc.

riotous1389

rakehella1547

rakehelly1594

wild oat1676

orgiastic1698

rakish1704

rakehellish1764

rackety1787

fast-going1856

orgiasticala1871

1704 T. D'Urfey Tales 57 A Break-of-Day Licentious Train, Just suiting with his Rakish Vein.

1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature vi. 142 Impertinent simile's and rakish talk.

a1796 R. Burns O Leave Novels in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum (1803) VI. 592 That feelin heart but acks a part, 'Tis rakish art in Rob Mossgiel.

1829 Times 30 Mar. 2/5 Its origin is attributed to the rakish propensities of the Viceroy,..a very Don Giovanni of his day.

1876 World No. 116. 6 The rakish ways of the medical student of Albert Smith.

1903 Westm. Gaz. 3 Jan. 7/1 The Kaffir Circus has come to a pause in its rakish career of bullishness.

1956 J. T. Shipley Guide to Great Plays 403 The reformed Henry has also been boring his friends at the Club. So, out of regard for his fellow-men, Henry goes back to his rakish ways.

2005 I. Sansom Mobile Libr.: Case Missing Bks. xx. 311 He liked to think he had a certain rakish charm.

b. Of appearance, bearing, deportment, etc.

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the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective] > raffish

rakish1706

rakish-looking1779

raffish1906

1706 G. Farquhar Recruiting Officer iv. i. 40 I take a bold Step, a rakish Toss, a smart Cock, and an impudent Air.

1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris viii. 116 With keen proud looks,..and a rakish dissolute carriage.

1859 C. Kingsley Misc. (1860) II. 123 The rakish swagger..of the coxcombs.

1934 D. Thomas Let. 9 May (1987) 128 I shall now attempt to light a Russian cigarette in a most rakish manner, and look all sexy at the mantelpiece.

1948 E. Forbes Running of Tide viii. 361 She had been so proud of his rakish appearance, had so loved to drive him out and show him off.

1996 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 24 Apr. 13/7 My father's unmistakable rakish grin.

c. Of a material object, esp. an item of apparel: such as a rake might wear or own.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > smart

gallantc1420

galliard1513

fine1526

trickly1580

pink1598

genteel1601

sparkful1605

sparkish1657

jaunty1662

spankinga1666

shanty1685

trig1725

smartish1738

distinguished1748

nobby1788

dashing1801

vaudy1805

swell1810

distingué1813

dashy1822

nutty1823

chic1832

slicked1836

flash1838

rakish1840

spiffy1853

smart1860

sassy1861

classy1870

spiffing1872

toffish1873

tony1877

swish1879

hep1899

toffy1901

hip1904

toppy1905

in1906

floozy1911

swank1913

jazz1917

ritzy1919

smooth1920

snappy1925

snazzy1931

groovy1937

what ho1937

gussy1940

criss1954

high camp1954

sprauncy1957

James Bondish1966

James Bond1967

schmick1972

designer1978

atas1993

as fine as fivepence-

1840 Knickerbocker 16 163 He then made me a rakish raccoon-cap, with a flaunting tail to it.

1841 L. Hunt in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 111 He does not wear so rakish a wig.

1883 Cent. Mag. Sept. 787/2 The Newgate collar, which the old people thought rakish and scarcely Christian.

1952 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 162/2 Wrap it in cellophane, and tie with big rakish bows at each end.

1995 S. K. Penman When Christ & his Saints Slept (1996) xxiv. 353 The worst of his wounds hidden behind a rakish eye patch.

3. Originally U.S. Of the position or angle at which something (esp. a hat) is worn or set: somewhat oblique, slanting.Often still with overtones of sense 2. Cf. also rake n.⁶ 2.

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the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective]

embelifc1400

inclining?c1400

oblique?a1425

inclinate?1440

hieldingc1480

inclined?a1500

bias1551

overthwart1594

sidelong1598

squinty1598

skew1609

traverse1609

skewed1611

obliquous1614

squint1703

inclinated1751

slanting1768

slanted1770

slant1776

aslant1791

diagonal1796

rakish1830

slantindicular1832

slantwise1856

slaunchways1913

slanty1928

1830 Examiner 29 Aug. 551/2 His hat had rather a rakish set, his coat quite a Bond-street cut.

1852 H. H. Paul Dashes Amer. Humour 205 He wears his hat—a broad-brimmer—over his forehead at a rakish angle.

1891 Sunday Herald (Syracuse, N.Y.) 5 Apr. 4/4 My big, furry hat sat at a rakish angle on the back of my head.

1912 Harper's Mag. Dec. 80/1 Except for a slight list.., and a rakish little tilt to the roof.., Mr. Twitter's establishment was outwardly correct in every way.

1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby ii. 33 Her eyebrows had been plucked and then drawn on again at a more rakish angle.

2001 D. Marcus Oughtobiography xxviii. 254 Always elegantly attired..and always wearing his trilby at his accustomed rakish angle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

rakishadj.²

Brit.

/ˈreɪkɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈreɪkɪʃ/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rake n.⁶, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: Probably < rake n.⁶ (see rake n.⁶ 1b) + -ish suffix¹, on account of the raking masts of some kinds of ship, often associated with speed; perhaps partly influenced by rakish adj.¹ (compare later rakish adj.¹ 2c). In sense 2 perhaps also influenced by rake v.¹ (see rake v.¹ 3a).

1. Of a boat, or (in later use) a car, etc.: having a streamlined or sleek appearance, suggestive of speed.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > specific character or appearance

gallant1582

saucy1811

rakish1824

rakish-looking1830

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller II. 242 A little rakish, musquito-built vessell, that could run into all kinds of waters.

1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful III. x. 164 A low schooner, sir, very rakish indeed, black sides.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Aug. 3/1 A yacht of grand proportions and rakish beauty.

1916 H. Barber Aeroplane Speaks 27 A brand new, rakish, up-to-date machine it is..perfectly ‘streamlined’ to minimise drift.

1920 Evening Gaz. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 10 Jan. The sport model is a low, rakish body type, equipped with wire wheels, stream line body and painted green.

1955 E. A. Powell Adventure Road xvi. 133 Awaiting me at Fiume was a small, slim, rakish craft with the lines of a greyhound.

1967 Times 27 Feb. 13/1 For more modest pockets seeking big cars there was the rakish Alvis.

1994 T. C. Gillmer Hist. Working Watercraft (ed. 2) iii. 98/2 The newer hull had a more rakish stem with a fuller stern and finer waterlines.

2. Of the wing of a bird, etc.: narrow and swept back.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [adjective] > of hawk > of parts of

sorec1450

rakish1855

1855 F. H. Salvin & W. Brodrick Falconry in Brit. Isles 62 This Tiercel..has a short strong body, with remarkably rakish wings, which accounts for its great speed.

1916 J. W. Riley Compl. Wks. II. 560 O it was Puck! I saw him yesternight..Whirring his rakish wings with all his might.

1999 Japan Times (Nexis) 29 Sept. Their [sc. frigatebirds'] long rakish wings and tail and their light weight enable them to fly for hours with little effort.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rakish
释义	rakishadj.¹ Brit. /ˈreɪkɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈreɪkɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rake n.⁷, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < rake n.⁷ + -ish suffix¹. In sense 3 perhaps influenced by rake n.⁶ 1. Of a person: having the character, appearance, or manner of a rake. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > profligacy, dissoluteness, or debauchery > [adjective] wild13.. desolatec1386 unthrifty1388 riotousc1405 resolute?a1475 palliard1484 dissolutea1513 royetous1526 sluttishc1555 rakehell1556 dissolutious1560 rakehelly1579 hell-raking1593 sportive1597 low1599 lavish1600 rakellyc1600 profligate1627 profligated1652 rantipole1660 abandoned1690 raking1696 rakish1696 dissipated1744 dissipating1818 outward1875 society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [adjective] > (characteristic of) member of > male sparkish1641 rakish1696 knutty1916 Wooster1939 Woosterish1959 Woosterian1983 1696 P. A. Motteux Loves of Mars & Venus Epil. sig. b^v Lewd rakish Husbands, butt with Goatish Horns, And half-made Cuckolds with an Unicorn's. 1706 S. Centlivre Love at Venture iv. 36 The Grave, Serious, formal Lover, or the Gay Rakish Soldier. 1758 T. Warton Idler 2 Dec. 273 Some rakish Fellow-Commoner in the next room. 1811 Ld. Byron Hints from Horace 165 A..rakish youngster wild from school. a1852 G. H. Rodwell Freaks & Follies (1888) ii. iii. 10 Merry, careless, and indeed rakish as the old fellow is, if I were to tell him of half the scrapes into which I have brought myself, I think he would go mad. 1885 R. Jefferies After London ii. v. 143 He was a handsome man, with clear-cut features, somewhat rakish from late hours and dissipation, but not the less interesting on that account. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl xvi. 357 As a matter of fact Pancrazio had never been rakish or debauched, but mountain-moral, timid. 1980 A. Maupin More Tales of City 62 Eccentric dowagers and rakish gigolos and steamer trunks stuffed with stowaways. 2001 Wall St. Jrnl. 4 June a20/2 There's Nate, the rakish commitment-phobe,..who until now has managed to avoid not only family undertakings of any kind, but most other responsibilities in life. 2. Of a thing: characteristic of or appropriate to a rake; raffish, jaunty, dashing. a. Of talk, habits, etc. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > profligacy, dissoluteness, or debauchery > [adjective] > specifically of conduct, life, etc. riotous1389 rakehella1547 rakehelly1594 wild oat1676 orgiastic1698 rakish1704 rakehellish1764 rackety1787 fast-going1856 orgiasticala1871 1704 T. D'Urfey Tales 57 A Break-of-Day Licentious Train, Just suiting with his Rakish Vein. 1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature vi. 142 Impertinent simile's and rakish talk. a1796 R. Burns O Leave Novels in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum (1803) VI. 592 That feelin heart but acks a part, 'Tis rakish art in Rob Mossgiel. 1829 Times 30 Mar. 2/5 Its origin is attributed to the rakish propensities of the Viceroy,..a very Don Giovanni of his day. 1876 World No. 116. 6 The rakish ways of the medical student of Albert Smith. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 3 Jan. 7/1 The Kaffir Circus has come to a pause in its rakish career of bullishness. 1956 J. T. Shipley Guide to Great Plays 403 The reformed Henry has also been boring his friends at the Club. So, out of regard for his fellow-men, Henry goes back to his rakish ways. 2005 I. Sansom Mobile Libr.: Case Missing Bks. xx. 311 He liked to think he had a certain rakish charm. b. Of appearance, bearing, deportment, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective] > raffish rakish1706 rakish-looking1779 raffish1906 1706 G. Farquhar Recruiting Officer iv. i. 40 I take a bold Step, a rakish Toss, a smart Cock, and an impudent Air. 1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris viii. 116 With keen proud looks,..and a rakish dissolute carriage. 1859 C. Kingsley Misc. (1860) II. 123 The rakish swagger..of the coxcombs. 1934 D. Thomas Let. 9 May (1987) 128 I shall now attempt to light a Russian cigarette in a most rakish manner, and look all sexy at the mantelpiece. 1948 E. Forbes Running of Tide viii. 361 She had been so proud of his rakish appearance, had so loved to drive him out and show him off. 1996 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 24 Apr. 13/7 My father's unmistakable rakish grin. c. Of a material object, esp. an item of apparel: such as a rake might wear or own. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > smart gallantc1420 galliard1513 fine1526 trickly1580 pink1598 genteel1601 sparkful1605 sparkish1657 jaunty1662 spankinga1666 shanty1685 trig1725 smartish1738 distinguished1748 nobby1788 dashing1801 vaudy1805 swell1810 distingué1813 dashy1822 nutty1823 chic1832 slicked1836 flash1838 rakish1840 spiffy1853 smart1860 sassy1861 classy1870 spiffing1872 toffish1873 tony1877 swish1879 hep1899 toffy1901 hip1904 toppy1905 in1906 floozy1911 swank1913 jazz1917 ritzy1919 smooth1920 snappy1925 snazzy1931 groovy1937 what ho1937 gussy1940 criss1954 high camp1954 sprauncy1957 James Bondish1966 James Bond1967 schmick1972 designer1978 atas1993 as fine as fivepence- 1840 Knickerbocker 16 163 He then made me a rakish raccoon-cap, with a flaunting tail to it. 1841 L. Hunt in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 111 He does not wear so rakish a wig. 1883 Cent. Mag. Sept. 787/2 The Newgate collar, which the old people thought rakish and scarcely Christian. 1952 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 162/2 Wrap it in cellophane, and tie with big rakish bows at each end. 1995 S. K. Penman When Christ & his Saints Slept (1996) xxiv. 353 The worst of his wounds hidden behind a rakish eye patch. 3. Originally U.S. Of the position or angle at which something (esp. a hat) is worn or set: somewhat oblique, slanting.Often still with overtones of sense 2. Cf. also rake n.⁶ 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] embelifc1400 inclining?c1400 oblique?a1425 inclinate?1440 hieldingc1480 inclined?a1500 bias1551 overthwart1594 sidelong1598 squinty1598 skew1609 traverse1609 skewed1611 obliquous1614 squint1703 inclinated1751 slanting1768 slanted1770 slant1776 aslant1791 diagonal1796 rakish1830 slantindicular1832 slantwise1856 slaunchways1913 slanty1928 1830 Examiner 29 Aug. 551/2 His hat had rather a rakish set, his coat quite a Bond-street cut. 1852 H. H. Paul Dashes Amer. Humour 205 He wears his hat—a broad-brimmer—over his forehead at a rakish angle. 1891 Sunday Herald (Syracuse, N.Y.) 5 Apr. 4/4 My big, furry hat sat at a rakish angle on the back of my head. 1912 Harper's Mag. Dec. 80/1 Except for a slight list.., and a rakish little tilt to the roof.., Mr. Twitter's establishment was outwardly correct in every way. 1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby ii. 33 Her eyebrows had been plucked and then drawn on again at a more rakish angle. 2001 D. Marcus Oughtobiography xxviii. 254 Always elegantly attired..and always wearing his trilby at his accustomed rakish angle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rakishadj.² Brit. /ˈreɪkɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈreɪkɪʃ/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rake n.⁶, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: Probably < rake n.⁶ (see rake n.⁶ 1b) + -ish suffix¹, on account of the raking masts of some kinds of ship, often associated with speed; perhaps partly influenced by rakish adj.¹ (compare later rakish adj.¹ 2c). In sense 2 perhaps also influenced by rake v.¹ (see rake v.¹ 3a). 1. Of a boat, or (in later use) a car, etc.: having a streamlined or sleek appearance, suggestive of speed. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > specific character or appearance gallant1582 saucy1811 rakish1824 rakish-looking1830 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller II. 242 A little rakish, musquito-built vessell, that could run into all kinds of waters. 1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful III. x. 164 A low schooner, sir, very rakish indeed, black sides. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Aug. 3/1 A yacht of grand proportions and rakish beauty. 1916 H. Barber Aeroplane Speaks 27 A brand new, rakish, up-to-date machine it is..perfectly ‘streamlined’ to minimise drift. 1920 Evening Gaz. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 10 Jan. The sport model is a low, rakish body type, equipped with wire wheels, stream line body and painted green. 1955 E. A. Powell Adventure Road xvi. 133 Awaiting me at Fiume was a small, slim, rakish craft with the lines of a greyhound. 1967 Times 27 Feb. 13/1 For more modest pockets seeking big cars there was the rakish Alvis. 1994 T. C. Gillmer Hist. Working Watercraft (ed. 2) iii. 98/2 The newer hull had a more rakish stem with a fuller stern and finer waterlines. 2. Of the wing of a bird, etc.: narrow and swept back. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [adjective] > of hawk > of parts of sorec1450 rakish1855 1855 F. H. Salvin & W. Brodrick Falconry in Brit. Isles 62 This Tiercel..has a short strong body, with remarkably rakish wings, which accounts for its great speed. 1916 J. W. Riley Compl. Wks. II. 560 O it was Puck! I saw him yesternight..Whirring his rakish wings with all his might. 1999 Japan Times (Nexis) 29 Sept. Their [sc. frigatebirds'] long rakish wings and tail and their light weight enable them to fly for hours with little effort. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1696adj.²1824
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