- raffishness
- noun see raffish
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
raffishness
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raffishness — raffish ► ADJECTIVE ▪ slightly disreputable, especially in an attractive manner. DERIVATIVES raffishly adverb raffishness noun. ORIGIN from RIFF RAFF(Cf. ↑riff raff) … English terms dictionary
raffishness — See raffishly. * * * … Universalium
raffishness — noun The characteristic of being raffish … Wiktionary
raffishness — ræfɪʃnɪs n. crudeness, vulgarness; flashiness; wantonness … English contemporary dictionary
raffishness — raff·ish·ness … English syllables
raffishness — noun see raffish … Useful english dictionary
raffish — adjective Date: 1796 1. marked by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity or crudeness 2. marked by a careless unconventionality ; rakish • raffishly adverb • raffishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Eastern Market, Melbourne — The Eastern Market was established in 1847 on the corner of Exhibition and Bourke Streets, Melbourne, Australia. The first incarnation of the market was intended to be the city s principal fresh produce market, but it had been anticipated by the… … Wikipedia
raffish — raffishly, adv. raffishness, n. /raf ish/, adj. 1. mildly or sometimes engagingly disreputable or nonconformist; rakish: a matinee idol whose raffish offstage behavior amused millions. 2. gaudily vulgar or cheap; tawdry. [1795 1805; RAFF + ISH1]… … Universalium
raffish — raf|fish [ˈræfıʃ] adj literary [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: riffraff] behaving or dressing in way which is not respected by many people but which is still confident and attractive ▪ an interesting character with a raffish air >raffishly adv… … Dictionary of contemporary English
