riffraffish en · ADJ
Etymology
From riffraff + -ish.
Meanings
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(derogatory, informal) Resembling or characteristic of riffraff.
Over the next few years the quiet, bespectacled composer and the riffraffish writer collaborated on Mahagonny and Threepenny Opera before falling out with each other.
2018, John Strausbaugh, Victory City […] , Hachette UK, →ISBN:What kind of general allowed the riffraff off the streets to wait in his office? And he hated to say it, but Ellie looked extremely riffraffish.
2009, Tess Mallory, Highland Rebel, Penguin, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most riffraffish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more riffraffish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |