Etymograph

English

raffishly

From raffish + -ly.

A compound of raffish + -ly

Old French raffer ‘to wear away’

English raffish

Today it means

adv In a raffish manner.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “raffishly”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / raffishly