raffish

Describes someone or something that is slightly disreputable or unconventional in an attractive, dashing, or stylish way.

• 🇩🇪Beschreibt jemanden oder etwas, das auf leicht fragwürdige oder unkonventionelle Weise attraktiv, schick oder stilvoll ist; oft mit einem Hauch von Verwegenheit, Nachlässigkeit oder Boheme.

1. Stylishly unconventional C1 formal

   Having a slightly disreputable but attractive or stylish appearance; marked by a carefree, unconventional manner.

   • He had a raffish charm that made him popular at parties.
   • Her raffish outfit turned heads at the gallery opening.
   • The actor cultivated a raffish image with his unshaven look and casual suits.

   🇩🇪Lässig-schick

   Synonyme: bohemiandashingdebonairdevil-may-carejauntyrakish

   Antonyme: conservativeconventionaldecorousprimproperrespectablestaidstraitlaced

2. Dashingly disreputable C1 formal

   Marked by a carefree unconventionality or a hint of disreputableness, often in an appealing way.

   • The old hotel had a raffish atmosphere, full of artists and eccentrics.
   • He wore his hat at a raffish angle, suggesting a rebellious spirit.
   • The novel's hero is a raffish rogue who lives by his wits.

   🇩🇪Verwegen-liederlich

   Synonyme: dashingdevil-may-carejauntyrakishroguish

   Antonyme: conventionaldecentproperreputablerespectable

• more raffish comparative form
• most raffish superlative form