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Definition of Raffish
1. Adjective. Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. "A jaunty red hat"
Similar to: Fashionable, Stylish
Derivative terms: Dapperness, Jauntiness, Nattiness, Rakishness, Spruceness
2. Adjective. Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness. "A cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"
Definition of Raffish
1. a. Resembling, or having the character of, raff, or a raff; worthless; low.
Definition of Raffish
1. Adjective. Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish. ¹
2. Adjective. Low-class; disreputable; vulgar. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Raffish
1. tawdry [adj] - See also: tawdry
Medical Definition of Raffish
1. Resembling, or having the character of, raff, or a raff; worthless; low. "A sad, raffish, disreputable character." (Thackeray) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Raffish
Literary usage of Raffish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"Carlyle, Life of Sterling, ch. vi. raffish, disreputable. It used to be considered
that a sporting fellow of a small college was a sad, ..."
2. The Log of the Snark by Charmian London (1915)
"But I tied a raffish bow in the bandage, and Jack said that even in my rags I
was picturesque. August 14, 1908. With the aid of tide, and a mere zephyr, ..."
3. Three Plays for Puritans by Bernard Shaw (1900)
"[He takes her hand and kisses it with a perverse, raffish gallantry]. ...
Richard immediately drops his raffish manner and turns to ..."
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