English → Latin
“rakish” in Latin
prōflīgōto strike or dash to the ground; to overthrow, overcome, conquer; to finish, conclude, resolve, put an end toperdōto destroy, ruin, wreck; to waste, squander; to have no more, to be deprived ofcorrumpōto pervert, corrupt, deprave or infect; to gain to oneself by gifts, etc.; bribe; to spoil or rotdēprāvōto pervert, distort or disfigure; to seduce, corrupt or deprave
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rakish
profligatus, perditus; (The words are found in this connection and order.) perditus profligatusque (of persons); corruptus, depravatus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) corruptus depravatusque (of manners, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rakish?
- The usual Latin words for “rakish” are prōflīgō, perdō, corrumpō; also dēprāvō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.