Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: raffish
IPA transcription: [ɹ'æfɪʃ]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: devil-may-care, raffish, rakish
    Meaning: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore
  • Synonyms: dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce
    Meaning: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
Usage examples
  • (The children at the other end of the apartment had converted a chest into an altar, and were solemnising the nuptials of the resurrected Flora and Jack, the raffish sailor-doll.)