Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rakish \Rak"ish\, a.
   Dissolute; lewd; debauched.

         The arduous task of converting a rakish lover.
                                                  --Macaulay.

Rakish \Rak"ish\, a. (Naut.)
   Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.
   --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Source : WordNet®

rakish
     adj 1: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young
            man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty},
             {natty}, {raffish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}]
     2: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness;
        "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"-
        Crary Moore [syn: {devil-may-care}, {raffish}]