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raffish

Posted on October 25, 2016October 24, 2016 by admin

rae fihsh

adjective
1. carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so.
Two raffish sorts sauntered into the rustic tavern, wearing well-made Italian suits.
2. low-class or common; cheaply gaudy; vulgar.
“It was perhaps the raffish green imitation-velours Homburg hat which did most to alter Dick Bellamy’s aspect.” (Ambrotox and Limping Dick by Oliver Fleming)

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