#1 raffish s. [dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce] marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat". wn #2 raffish s. [devil-may-care, rakish] marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore. wn