rakishly

adverb

rak·ish·ly ˈrā-kish-lē

: in a rakish manner

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Rios has his own head full of bad memories, chewing rakishly on the stub of a cigar while flying into peril. — Laurence Scott, Wired, 28 Mar. 2020 And finally, who is this rakishly handsome devil being interviewed by Shane? — Chris Kohler, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2008 Though not rakishly streamlined like Concorde, there was an air of glamor to these machines, which would whisk you to the continent in 35 minutes and serve you a drink en route. — CNN, 13 Aug. 2021 Hours, minutes and seconds are displayed in three sub-dials which, along with visible gears and cogs, make up a cluster of various-sized, rakishly off-kilter spheres on a dial that is domed gently by a layer of sapphire crystal. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2022 Televisions hung from wall units on the calling-room floor; Adam Driver smiled rakishly on one, and the Pistons and the Cavaliers played basketball on another. — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rakishly was in 1700

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