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
The coupe was a relatively recent addition to the normal GV80 SUV, sacrificing a little volume at the back for a rakish ducktail rear end.
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Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
With a rakish cigar in his mouth, Weegee seems to be asking: Is this firearm large enough to grab your eye?
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
Who better, then, to pry Eve loose than a rangy, rakish music journalist (Benjamin Bratt) whose game includes unironic hat-wearing and — like a dispiriting number of men in his age bracket — the unembarrassed deployment of Stephen Stills lyrics?
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Cécile, the willful teenage narrator, is vacationing on the Côte d’Azur with her rakish widowed father, Raymond.
—airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
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Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
With a rakish cigar in his mouth, Weegee seems to be asking: Is this firearm large enough to grab your eye?
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
Who better, then, to pry Eve loose than a rangy, rakish music journalist (Benjamin Bratt) whose game includes unironic hat-wearing and — like a dispiriting number of men in his age bracket — the unembarrassed deployment of Stephen Stills lyrics?
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Cécile, the willful teenage narrator, is vacationing on the Côte d’Azur with her rakish widowed father, Raymond.
—airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rakish
Adjective
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Many of Trump's supporters dislike Zelensky, viewing him as corrupt and an obstacle to peace.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Vote out the trustees enabling this corrupt culture.—
Amy Reichert,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Shot on low-grade digital cameras that made every image look even more apocalyptic and degraded, the film remains utterly terrifying, boasting excellent supporting turns from Naomie Harris and Brendan Gleeson as Jim’s fellow survivors.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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The good news is that General Mills is more than 60% of the way to achieving its goal of advancing regenerative agriculture—farming practices that regenerate degraded soil—on a million acres of land by 2030.—
Dave Levinthal,
Fortune,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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King Charles and Kate Middleton were both diagnosed with cancer, with the King reportedly still very sick.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
20 June 2025
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If Rob and Ryan are struck by lightning, get bored, fall out, get sick or lose a court case, will Wrexham look so transcendent?—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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The extravagant, dissolute life Prince Albert II of Monaco continues to bolster arguments of those who think that hereditary monarchies should not be allowed to exist in the 21st century.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
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Nick, a prequel to the original, offers us Carraway’s backstory as a soldier in World War I and a wanderer trying to find his way in a dissolute world.—
Danielle Teller,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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What Pete Rose did was selfish, illicit, shameful, crooked.—
John Nogowski,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2025
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Meanwhile, a crooked wayfarer named St. Christophe (Jackson) is hot on Broadway’s trail, catching up with the young man and revealing that his dead dad wasn’t, in fact, a stand-up guy.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Past the tiny front gate, the space reveals its captivatingly decadent allure.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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But for every wellness influencer touting the nutritional benefits of whole milk, there are creators leaning into milk’s decadent appeal.—
Ashliene McMenamy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 May 2025
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“Rakish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rakish. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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