Meaning of rakehell | Babel Free

Definitions

A lewd or wanton person; a debauchee; a rake.

archaic

Examples

“It seldom doth happen, in any way of life, that a sluggard and a rakehell do not go together.”

“And indeed I believe the insolence of this creature will ruin her master at last, by driving away men of sobriety and business, and making the place a den of vagabonds and rakehells.”

““It is some freak of that drunken rakehell,” said Albert, in a low voice, to his sister, who had crept out after him on tiptoe.”

“A fat little bookseller in the City, a rakehell wit of noble blood, and a rugged Scotch surgeon from the navy—[…]”

“[…] is a spinsterish and prudish woman, losing her youth, who becomes aware of her strongly sensual nature and in desperation has the courage to act on her sexual impulses; she offers herself to the young doctor next door, John Buchanan, whom she has loved since she was a schoolgirl. Ironically, John, who at the beginning of the play is a young rakehell, has moved in the opposite direction, and has become intent on leading a respectable and conventional life by the time Alma approaches him openly.”

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