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raffish
adjective raff·ish \ˈra-fish\
: not completely acceptable or respectable but interesting and attractive
Full Definition of RAFFISH
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: marked by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity or crudeness
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First Known Use of RAFFISH
1796
Related to RAFFISH
- Synonyms
- common, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, illiberal [archaic], incult, insensible, low, lowbred, lowbrow, coarse, rough, rough-hewn, roughneck, rude, rugged, tasteless, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar
- Antonyms
- civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polished, refined, smooth, tasteful, ultrarefined, well-bred
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