Definition of rakehell in English:

rakehell

noun ˈreɪkhɛl

archaic

A fashionable or wealthy man of immoral or promiscuous habits.
her dissolute rakehell of a son, Sir Felix
Example sentencesExamples
- He was eighteen, and a rakehell, and the disparity between his character and his appearance is a familiar failure of fit that has come to give beauty a bad name.
- Farnol's usual spunky heroine is on the run from the rakehell and drunkard Lord Barrasdale, who would marry her by force to claim her lands.
- Finney was a young and rambunctious British actor, playing a young and exceedingly virile rakehell.
- He ingratiates himself into the life of the rich rakehell, emulating his actions, his speech, his body language.
- An hour at Brooks', in the company of the rakehells, proved to be more than I could endure.
- If an infamous rakehell like Lord Braunfield could undergo such a remarkable and genuine reformation, surely there was hope for the likes of Lord Ashbourne?
Synonyms
playboy, libertine, profligate

Origin

Mid 16th century: from the old expression to rake hell, meaning 'to search through hell' (to find such a bad man).

单词	rakehell
释义	Definition of rakehell in English: rakehell noun ˈreɪkhɛl archaic A fashionable or wealthy man of immoral or promiscuous habits. her dissolute rakehell of a son, Sir Felix Example sentencesExamples He was eighteen, and a rakehell, and the disparity between his character and his appearance is a familiar failure of fit that has come to give beauty a bad name. Farnol's usual spunky heroine is on the run from the rakehell and drunkard Lord Barrasdale, who would marry her by force to claim her lands. Finney was a young and rambunctious British actor, playing a young and exceedingly virile rakehell. He ingratiates himself into the life of the rich rakehell, emulating his actions, his speech, his body language. An hour at Brooks', in the company of the rakehells, proved to be more than I could endure. If an infamous rakehell like Lord Braunfield could undergo such a remarkable and genuine reformation, surely there was hope for the likes of Lord Ashbourne? Synonyms playboy, libertine, profligate Origin Mid 16th century: from the old expression to rake hell, meaning 'to search through hell' (to find such a bad man).
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