adj
Meaning 1
Immoral; dissolute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rakehell
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UK: /ˈɹeɪkhɛl/
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noun
Meaning 2
A lewd or wanton person; a debauchee; a rake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a dissolute man in fashionable society
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rake, profligate, rip, blood, roue
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: libertine, debauchee, rounder
History
Etymology
From to rake (out) hell (“to search through hell thoroughly”), in the sense of a person so evil or immoral that they cannot be found in hell even after an extensive search: see rake (“to search through (thoroughly)”). Compare rakeshame.