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  • 41carelessly — adverb 1. without care or concern (Freq. 1) carelessly raised the children s hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment • Syn: ↑heedlessly • Derived from adjective: ↑heedless (for: ↑heedlessly), ↑ …

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  • 42devil-may-care — adjective 1. cheerfully irresponsible carefree with his money freewheeling urban youths had a harum scarum youth • Syn: ↑carefree, ↑freewheeling, ↑happy go lucky, ↑harum scarum, ↑sl …

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  • 43raffishly — adverb in a rakish manner she wore her hat rakishly at an angle • Syn: ↑rakishly, ↑carelessly • Derived from adjective: ↑raffish, ↑rakish (for: ↑rakishly) …

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  • 44rakishly — adverb in a rakish manner (Freq. 1) she wore her hat rakishly at an angle • Syn: ↑raffishly, ↑carelessly • Derived from adjective: ↑raffish (for: ↑raffishly), ↑ …

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  • 45rak´ish|ness — rak|ish1 «RAY kihsh», adjective. 1. smart; jaunty; dashing: »a hat set at a rakish angle. 2. suggesting dash and speed: »He owns a rakish boat. ╂[probably < rake3 + ish] – …

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  • 46rak´ish|ly — rak|ish1 «RAY kihsh», adjective. 1. smart; jaunty; dashing: »a hat set at a rakish angle. 2. suggesting dash and speed: »He owns a rakish boat. ╂[probably < rake3 + ish] – …

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  • 47rak|ish — rak|ish1 «RAY kihsh», adjective. 1. smart; jaunty; dashing: »a hat set at a rakish angle. 2. suggesting dash and speed: »He owns a rakish boat. ╂[probably < rake3 + ish] – …

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  • 48devil-may-care — adj. 1. cheerfully irresponsible. Syn: carefree, happy go lucky, harum scarum, slaphappy. [WordNet 1.5] 2. marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness. Syn: raffish, rakish. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 49Dissolute — Dis so*lute, a. [L. dissolutus, p. p. of dissolvere: cf. F. dissolu. See {Dissolve}.] 1. With nerves unstrung; weak. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Loosed from restraint; esp., loose in morals and conduct; recklessly abandoned to sensual… …

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  • 50Lewd — (l[=u]d), a. [Compar. {Lewder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Lewdest}.] [{OE}. lewed, lewd, lay, ignorant, vile, AS. l[=ae]wed laical, belonging to the laity.] 1. Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] For if a priest be …

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