raffish

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; - Crary Moore
- "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"

Adj

Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish.
Low-class; disreputable; vulgar.

Origin / Etymology

From late 18th century raff (“persons among the lowest class in society”) + -ish, still retained in contemporary English with riffraff. From Old French raffer (“to wear away”), of Germanic origin. Compare German raffen. Compare rip (“to tear”), rap (“to snatch”).

Synonyms

dapper, dashing, devil-may-care, jaunty, natty, rakish, snappy, spiffy, spruce

Scrabble Score: 16

raffish is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
raffish is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
raffish is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

raffish is a valid Words With Friends word