Raffish and Refined

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Raffish adjective - Lacking in refinement or good taste.

Usage example: the dowager cringed at the thought of raffish tourists in rough boots tromping all over her Persian rugs

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Refined is an antonym for raffish.

Nearby Word: raff

Refined adjective - Having or showing elegance.

Usage example: a refined woman with gracious manners

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Raffish is an antonym for refined.

Nearby Words: refinement, refining, refiner

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Refined and Raffish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/raffish/refined

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