This week’s theme
Words to describe people

This week’s words
verigreen
raffish
clamant
draggletailed
faitour

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PRONUNCIATION:

(RAF-ish)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Vulgar or tawdry.
2. Unconventional; carefree; rakish.

ETYMOLOGY:

From raff (rubbish), also the source of riffraff. Earliest documented use: 1795.

USAGE:

“According to one account: ‘There was an attractive, worldly, raffish side to [Marcus Dick’s] personality -- his baggy clothes ... and knowing, leery smile.’”
Sean O’Grady; Cress of the Met, Caught in the Eye of the Storm Again; The Independent (London, UK); Mar 22, 2021.

See more usage examples of raffish in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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