Meanings
comparative more riffraffish · superlative most riffraffish
- derogatoryinformalResembling or characteristic of riffraff.
What kind of general allowed the riffraff off the streets to wait in his office? And he hated to say it, but Ellie looked extremely riffraffish.
2009, Tess Mallory, Highland Rebel, Penguin, →ISBN1 more example
Over the next few years the quiet, bespectacled composer and the riffraffish writer collaborated on Mahagonny and Threepenny Opera before falling out with each other.
2018, John Strausbaugh, Victory City […] , Hachette UK, →ISBNSynonyms: riff-raffy
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveResembling or characteristic of riffraff.
Origin
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riffraffish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riffraffish
“riffraffish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riffraffish. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riffraffish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riffraffish.
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