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PRONUNCIATION OF RAKISHLY

rakishly  [ˈreɪkɪʃlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAKISHLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rakishly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES RAKISHLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rakishly in the English dictionary

The definition of rakishly in the dictionary is in a dashing or jaunty manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAKISHLY


blackishly
ˈblækɪʃlɪ
blockishly
ˈblɒkɪʃlɪ
bookishly
ˈbʊkɪʃlɪ
buckishly
ˈbʌkɪʃlɪ
cliquishly
ˈkliːkɪʃlɪ
duskishly
ˈdʌskɪʃlɪ
freakishly
ˈfriːkɪʃlɪ
gawkishly
ˈɡɔːkɪʃlɪ
hawkishly
ˈhɔːkɪʃlɪ
mawkishly
ˈmɔːkɪʃlɪ
monkishly
ˈmʌŋkɪʃlɪ
prankishly
ˈpræŋkɪʃlɪ
puckishly
ˈpʌkɪʃlɪ
sickishly
ˈsɪkɪʃlɪ
sneakishly
ˈsniːkɪʃlɪ
sparkishly
ˈspɑːkɪʃlɪ
stockishly
ˈstɒkɪʃlɪ
stylishly
ˈstaɪlɪʃlɪ
trickishly
ˈtrɪkɪʃlɪ
weakishly
ˈwiːkɪʃlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAKISHLY

rake
rake in
rake up
rake-off
raked
rakee
rakehell
rakehelly
raker
rakery
rakeshame
raki
raking
rakish
rakishness
rakshasa
raku
rale
Raleigh
rall.

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAKISHLY

boyishly
cartoonishly
childishly
devilishly
feverishly
fiendishly
freshly
garishly
hellishly
impishly
lavishly
outlandishly
peevishly
selfishly
sheepishly
skittishly
slavishly
sluggishly
squeamishly
unselfishly
uppishly

Synonyms and antonyms of rakishly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rakishly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAKISHLY

Find out the translation of rakishly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rakishly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rakishly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

rakishly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desenfado
570 millions of speakers

English

rakishly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rakishly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بشكل أنيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лихо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rakishly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rakishly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rakishly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rakishly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rakishly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

粋に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

rakishly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rakishly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rakishly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rakishly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठामपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rakishly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rakishly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zawadiacko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвацько
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rakishly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rakishly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rakishly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rakishly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rakishly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rakishly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAKISHLY»

The term «rakishly» is normally little used and occupies the 139.578 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAKISHLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rakishly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rakishly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rakishly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAKISHLY»

Discover the use of rakishly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rakishly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
That Kind of Girl
“I know what's missing.” She stepped up to block Colt's view and spent a few moments working on the groom's hair. With a satisfied sigh she stepped back. “ One lock of hair, falling rakishly over his forehead.” “Rakishly?” “It's a word. There now.
Kim Mckade, 2011
2
Music for Ear Training
Rakishly. 510 Unit 23 Copyright 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eB ook and/or ...
Michael Horvit, Timothy Koozin, Robert Nelson, 2012
3
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook ...
You might wear a hood in a rakishly folded shapev tied in place by its 'liripipe' ( the extra-long tubular peak of the hood). To have it hanging down your back like a normal hood in 1360 is simply passé. The same goes for the circular mantle: no  ...
Ian Mortimer, 2012
4
The Henry Miller Reader
I take him to the bathroom and I set it rakishly over his right eye. I crush the crown in even more rakishly. I know that makes him feel like a pimp or a gambler. Now I try the other hat on him— his own hat with the stiffly curled brim. I can see that ...
Henry Miller, Lawrence Durrell, 1969
5
Grammardog Guide to Uncle Tom's Cabin
Some wore them tipped rakishly to one side – these were your men of humor, jolly, free-and-easy dogs; some had them jammed independently down over their noses – these were your hard characters, thorough men, who, when they wore ...
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mary Jane McKinney, 2006
6
Reference
Undoubtedly the determiner each, which is the most intensely distributive of the universal determiners, helps to get this effect. However we can also find examples with every, e.g. (29).15 (29) [Every woman]i had a hat. Shei wore it rakishly.
Barbara Abbott, 2010
7
The Complete Poetical Works of James Whitcomb Riley
rakishly, rakishly; They would pelt me with oysters and wiggletails, Laughing and clapping their hands at me, "All night!" prankishly, prank- ishly; But I would toss them back in mine, Lobsters and turtles of quaint design; Then leaping out in an ...
James Whitcomb Riley, 1993
8
The Art of Translation
Amongst the twenty four translations of “foppishly determined” submitted under a competition for a new translation in 1954, both meanings were equally represented; the “hejskovsky výbojný” [rakishly belligerent], “hejskovsky odhodlaný” ...
Jirí Levý, Ji?í Levý, Zuzana Jettmarova, 2011
9
The Cosmological Eye
I take him to the bathroom and I set it rakishly over his right eye. I crush the crown in even more rakishly. I know that makes him feel like a pimp or a gambler. Now I try the other hat on him— his own hat with the stiffly curled brim. I can see that ...
Henry Miller, 1961
10
The Pirates! in an Adventure with the Romantics
He pointed rakishly to the mantelpiece, upon which sat a small green bottle that had the same logo on the side as the pirates had on their flag.8 The Captain obliged. He was impressed, because pointing rakishly isn't an easy thing to pull off.
Gideon Defoe, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAKISHLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rakishly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Canadian Billionaire Daryl Katz Pays $34 Million for Art Linkletter …
Though the rakishly maned Canuck tends to keep a fairly low profile for a prominent businessman with a fortune in excess of $3 billion, he was launched into the ... «Variety, Jul 15»
2
Inside the World of Mary Benson, London's Young Glam-Rock Label
... to Benson's clothes that felt well served by her presentation format, a fantastical punk tableau where models lounged rakishly in face paint amid neon signs. «Style.com, Jul 15»
3
Nonchalance at the Chateau Marmont
A man in a rasta-style crocheted hat is talking to another guy dressed rakishly all in black with a grey mullet, who practically exudes Alpha fumes. The body ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
4
Jimmy's Hall: Political tone overlaps inspirational film with an Irish lilt
There's music, dancing, romance and slapstick cop chases, a rakishly likeable hero (Barry Ward) and a wily villain in the local parish priest. The film begins with ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
5
This Is the Laid-Back Look Designers Are Embracing for Spring
Laid-back and rakishly opulent, its brand of slouchy elegance embodies everything we'd like our summer looks to be. So grab a printed robe or a pair of Chinese ... «Style.com, Jul 15»
6
The Artist of French Cooking
In salmon and gray striped trousers, a blue scarf tossed rakishly around the neck, Alain Passard arrives for an interview at his Left Bank atelier with the colorful ... «ABOUT US EDITOR'S NOTE About Us The Cairo Review of, Jul 15»
7
Surprise, Prince Harry's Got Style
Sound the royal trumpets! Prince Harry is wearing a suit again. The rakishly handsome younger prince showed off his style chops in London as he helped ... «GQ Magazine, Jun 15»
8
Two-faced charmer in Castletownshend, West Cork
And now, the two-faced Tot's Cottage with its rakishly angled rear extension — like some fella with a bad comb-over — can hold its head up with the best of them ... «Irish Examiner, Apr 15»
9
Sgt. Andrew Doiron remembered as a fearless 'man of honour' after …
His friends provided a photo of Sgt. Doiron showing him bearded and wearing sunglasses, standing next to a military vehicle, a keffieh-like scarf rakishly ... «National Post, Mar 15»
10
First Evil Within DLC, The Assignment, to launch in March
... he being the guy with the box perched rakishly on his head. All three are included in The Evil Within season pass and will also presumably be sold individually ... «PC Gamer, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Rakishly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rakishly>. Apr 2024 ».
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