rakish
Boldly, carelessly stylish
Rakish describes a dashing, slightly disreputable charm—the air of someone who flouts convention with style.
A rakish angle suggests a hat tilted carelessly.
A rakish grin hints at mischief or seduction.
The word evokes the rake, a libertine figure from earlier centuries, but now carries more admiration than disapproval.
Separately, rakish describes a ship with a streamlined, speedy appearance.
Spiritedly stylish and bold
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- swashbucklingFlamboyantly daring and heroic
- devil-may-careCheerfully unconcerned about danger
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
raffish · jaunty · dapper · cavalier · suave · bold · flamboyant · adventurous
Angled from vertical
jaunty · canted · inclined · tipped · off-center · sideways · pitched · skewed
One lacking moral restraint
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- debauchedCorrupted by indulgence
- licentiousSexually unrestrained behavior
- dissipatedDispersed or morally loose
decadent · immoral · lecherous · lascivious · wanton · degenerate · hedonistic · unprincipled
dashing
Spiritedly stylish and bold
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- swashbucklingFlamboyantly daring and heroic
- devil-may-careCheerfully unconcerned about danger
gallant · raffish · jaunty · dapper · cavalier · suave · bold · flamboyant · adventurous · spirited
tilted
Angled from vertical
aslant · jaunty · canted · inclined · tipped · off-center · sideways · pitched · skewed · oblique
libertine
One lacking moral restraint
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- debauchedCorrupted by indulgence
- licentiousSexually unrestrained behavior
dissipated · decadent · immoral · lecherous · lascivious · wanton · degenerate · hedonistic · unprincipled · corrupt
streamlined
Made smooth and efficient
schooner · speedboat · fast · trim · aerodynamic · narrow · yacht · swift · hull · bow
- car designaerodynamic, streamlined, body lines, roofline, beltline
rakishvirtuous
Morally excellent, principled
upright · righteous · moral · principled · pure
- raking leavesCollecting fallen foliage
- leaf rakingCollecting fallen foliage
- raking over the coalsCriticizing someone severely
- hand raking
- raking over old coalsRevisiting resolved conflicts unnecessarily
- roof rakingRemoving snow from overhead structures