rakish
adjective /ˈreɪkɪʃ/
/ˈreɪkɪʃ/
- (of a man) acting like a rake (2) (= in a way that is not moral, etc.) synonym dissolute
- He plays the novel’s rakish hero.
- if you wear a hat at a rakish angle, it is not straight on your head and it makes you look relaxed and confident synonym jaunty
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from rake sense 2 + -ish.