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 Definitions of raffish  [ˈræf ɪʃ]  

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Definition of 'raffish' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) raffish
disreputable or nonconformist; rakish.

2.  raffish
gaudily vulgar or cheap; tawdry.

Etymology:  (1795–1805)

Definition of 'raffish' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
"a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

2. (adj) devil-may-care, raffish, rakish
marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
"a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore


Definition of 'raffish' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) raffish
resembling, or having the character of, raff, or a raff; worthless; low



'raffish' - Nearby Entries  

raffia taedigera  raffia vinifera  raffinose  raffish  raffishly  raffle  raffle off  



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