Raffish and Smooth

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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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Smooth is an antonym for raffish.

Nearby Word: raff

Smooth adjective - Having or showing very polished and worldly manners.

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Raffish is an antonym for smooth.

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Smooth and Raffish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/raffish/smooth

Raffish & Smooth. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/raffish/smooth>.

Smooth or Raffish. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/raffish/smooth.

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