rakishly
In dashing style
Rakishly means in a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable manner.
A hat worn rakishly sits at a careless angle.
The word suggests confident charm with a hint of impropriety—someone who carries themselves rakishly seems appealingly devil-may-care: He smiled rakishly and lit a cigarette.
The adverb comes from rakish, describing the style of a rake (a dissolute man).
Angled from vertical
- askewTilted from true
- cockedTilted or primed
- slantedAngled from vertical
- jauntilyIn lively, carefree manner
aslant · sideways · off-kilter · at an angle · tipped · perched · set · worn
Spiritedly stylish and bold
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
- swashbucklingFlamboyantly daring and heroic
jaunty · flamboyant · roguish · devil-may-care · nonchalant · insouciant · confident · smooth
Mischievously charming
- scandalousMorally offensive or shocking
- dissoluteIndulgent and immoral
- loucheDubiously attractive, morally suspect
- licentiousSexually unrestrained behavior
wanton · libertine · profligate · decadent · immoral · shameless · unscrupulous · wild
tilted
Angled from vertical
jauntily · aslant · sideways · off-kilter · at an angle · tipped · perched · set · worn · positioned
dashing
Spiritedly stylish and bold
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
swashbuckling · jaunty · flamboyant · roguish · devil-may-care · nonchalant · insouciant · confident · smooth · adventurous
roguish
Mischievously charming
- scandalousMorally offensive or shocking
- dissoluteIndulgent and immoral
- loucheDubiously attractive, morally suspect
licentious · wanton · libertine · profligate · decadent · immoral · shameless · unscrupulous · wild · reckless
rakishlyprimly
With affected formality
staidly · properly · conservatively · conventionally · blandly
rakishlyuprightly
With moral correctness
virtuously · respectably · properly · decorously · righteously