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# rakishly

«rakishly» in Mova's school dictionary: **In a dashing, stylish and confident way, often slightly…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (rakishly)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In a dashing, stylish and confident way, often slightly careless or cheeky: «a hat worn rakishly to one side». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rakishly/#m1)

2) (old) In a way that shows wild, not respectable behaviour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rakishly/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In The Wind in the Willows Toad, when dressed up as a motorist or a dandy, might wear his cap rakishly on one side; it shows he thinks he looks very smart and bold. Stories use it for pirates, adventurers and show-offs. From «rake», an old word for a man who lived a wild, careless life.

### examples

- He wore his cap rakishly tilted over one eye. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rakishly/#x1)
- The pirate grinned rakishly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rakishly/#x2)
- Toad set his cap rakishly on his head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rakishly/#x3)
- The sailor's scarf was tied rakishly at his neck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rakishly/#x4)
- The car was painted rakishly in red and gold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rakishly/#x5)
- She wore her beret rakishly on one side. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rakishly/#x6)

### note

Adverb from «rakish». Old-fashioned word. Not about garden rakes.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rakishly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rakishly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.