English Explanatory Dictionary

rakehell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Immoral; dissolute.
noun
  1. A lewd or wanton person; a debauchee; a rake.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹeɪkhɛl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rakehell.wav

Word forms

rakehell more rakehell most rakehell rake-hell rakehells

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.

Synonyms

rakehelly

Derived words

rakehellish
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