rakishly

1. 1.

   in a rakish manner

   “she wore her hat rakishly at an angle”

   Synonymsraffishlycarelessly

Questions about rakishly

What does rakishly mean?

rakishly means "in a rakish manner".

How many syllables are in rakishly?

rakishly has 3 syllables and divides as ra-kish-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for rakishly?

Close synonyms include raffishly, carelessly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rakishly a common word?