as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
within a few short years their rakish son had squandered the family fortune on hard liquor and fast cars
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Recent Examples of rakish
Nine years younger than Hepburn, Dotti was the fun-loving, rakish son of an aristocratic Italian family.
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Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
Will the rakish Benedict Bridgerton find his perfect match?
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Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
24 Feb. 2026
The model was available as an elegant two-door sports saloon (slightly larger) or a more rakish two-door coupe.
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Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
While trying to stay under the radar, Sophie catches Benedict's attention, who is determined to leave his rakish past behind him.
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Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rakish
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
Will the rakish Benedict Bridgerton find his perfect match?
—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
24 Feb. 2026
The model was available as an elegant two-door sports saloon (slightly larger) or a more rakish two-door coupe.
—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
While trying to stay under the radar, Sophie catches Benedict's attention, who is determined to leave his rakish past behind him.
—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rakish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rakish
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In reality, leaders on both sides are corrupt and always on the edge of disaster.
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My career actually focuses on bonding and preventing taxpayers from being on the hook for the failures of bankrupt and corrupt companies.
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Faster delivery with degraded quality just accelerates technical debt and erodes user trust.
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Her days are spent growing coral fragments in nurseries, cleaning restoration structures, managing coral predators and transplanting coral onto degraded reefs.
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Having a sick pet is emotionally a lot to handle.
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Preventing infestation Just because one calf is sick doesn’t mean the entire herd will get it, Cammack said.
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His untimely death set the template for the doomed, dissolute musician.
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First filmed before the pandemic and launched in its throes, a survivor of the era of streaming wars, corporate consolidation and Hollywood strikes, HBO’s addictively dissolute workplace drama remains as ambitious and authoritative as ever.
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Better known among seasoned riders as the Triple Nickel, the route makes for one of the most crooked roads in the Midwest, if not the country.
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There’ll be something else to keep the crooked numbers away, don’t worry.
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The casual lunch menu has dishes like crab cakes and roast beef sandwiches, while the Alexander Dobbin dinner menu centers on more decadent eats like lamb chops, veal, and standing beef rib roast.
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The bakery and its decadent creations — rotating flavors like Maple Bacon Glazed, Chocolate Salted Caramel Old-Fashioned, Lime Mascarpone Bismark and the CroDough (croissant doughnut) — made their debut recently at the San Jose center’s Park Valencia.
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“Rakish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rakish. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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