Pronounced: eh-vuh-NEH-s(uh)nt (the “uh” in the final syllable is lightly pronounced), adj
Notes: I’ve run across this word, but did not have the definition exactly correct
Yesterday’s word
The word raffish means
- vulgar; tawdry
- Unconventional; carefree; rakish
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1700s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the word raff (rubbish), which is also the source of the word “riffraff”.
