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rakish

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Like Uranus itself, its moons are tilted at a rakish, 98-degree angle.

The Daily Beast’s portrait of Gaetz as a man-about-town is less rakish than sleazy.

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Last of Robin Hood also centers on a young woman who falls for a rakish older movie star.

The prince was rakish and clever and yes, even charming at times.

Sometimes his leather jackets were sporty and rakish, at others they were sculpted into prim, hourglass shapes.

It was a little on one side and gave the good clergyman a decidedly rakish appearance.

It sat on one side of her ill-kept head, giving her a singularly rakish and definite appearance.

He is a rakish looking fellow, dressed in smart but cheap clothing.

Captain Smith and his men knew who manned those long, low, rakish-looking frigates.

He even sought an interview with Pappoose and asked her to describe the rakish traveler who had so unfavorably impressed her.

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On this page you'll find 50 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rakish, such as: dashing, jaunty, profligate, raffish, saucy, and sporty.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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