Rakehelly

Rakehelly
Rakehell Rake"hell`, Rakehelly Rake"hell`y (r[=a]k"h[e^]l`[y^]), a. Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish. [Obs.] --Spenser. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

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  • rakehelly — adjective see rakehell …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rakehelly — rake·helly …   English syllables

  • rakehelly — adjective see rakehell I …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rakehell — Rake hell , Rakehelly Rake hell y (r[=a]k h[e^]l [y^]), a. Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish. [Obs.] Spenser. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rakehell — noun Date: 1554 libertine 2 • rakehell or rakehelly adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • rakehell — /rayk hel /, n. 1. a licentious or dissolute man; rake. adj. 2. Also, rakehelly /rayk hel ee/. dissolute; profligate. [1540 50; alter. by folk etym. (see RAKE1, HELL) of ME rakel (adj.) rash, rough, coarse, hasty (akin to RAKE4); cf. ON reikall… …   Universalium

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  • debauched — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, contaminated, corrupt, corrupted, debased, decadent, degenerate, degraded, depraved, dissipated, dissolute, fast, free, free living, gallant, gay, high living, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libertine,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • dissipated — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, abated, ablated, attenuated, bated, belittled, broadcast, burnt up, by the board, consumed, contracted, curtailed, debauched, decreased, deflated, depleted, diffuse, diminished, discrete, dispersed, dispread …   Moby Thesaurus

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