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rascal

[ ras-kuhl ]

noun

  1. a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.

    Synonyms: scapegrace, miscreant, villain, scamp, rapscallion

  2. a mischievous person or animal:

    That child is a real rascal.



rascal

/ ˈrɑːskəl /

noun

  1. a disreputable person; villain
  2. a mischievous or impish rogue
  3. an affectionate or mildly reproving term for a child or old man

    the wicked old rascal kissed her

    you little rascal

  4. obsolete.
    a person of lowly birth


adjective

  1. obsolete.
    prenominal
    1. belonging to the mob or rabble
    2. dishonest; knavish

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Other Words From

  • rascal·like adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rascal1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English rascaile, raskaille, from Old French rascaille “rabble”; perhaps akin to rash 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rascal1

C14: from Old French rascaille rabble, perhaps from Old Norman French rasque mud, filth

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Synonym Study

See knave.

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Example Sentences

It was mostly getting into Little Rascals–type adventures with kids in the neighborhood.

Featuring a Rascal Flatts sample, the tune is as unforgettable as the video — with his drop-dead gorgeous voice set against a Saint Laurent bulletproof vest and an array of firearms menacing the camera.

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After David learns a long-hidden secret, Ebenezer — quite the Dickensian rascal — conspires to have the lad tricked onto a brig sailing for the Carolinas, where he will be sold into indentured slavery.

Seeing how they crack open a tasty crustacean or comparing how otters of different ages perform when it comes to varying tests will assist researchers in learning as much as they can about these fuzzy little rascals.

One of the last great rascal pols, Marion Barry left his mark—for good and ill—on Washington, D.C., and the country.

Yes, Trainor managed to pen a few songs for Rascal Flatts, but she was more interested in crafting pop tunes.

And that means these are the words a modern rascal uses to make us jump.

As her daughter Sara says, Eakin “ended up thinking that maybe Solomon was a bit of a rascal”.

"He's a little bit of a rascal, I'll put it that way," he said.

He thought so, at least, as he laughed and agreed with her, saying Tony was an unscrupulous rascal at the best of times.

This rascal was owed a debt for the indignity he had offered the sahib in the village, and now he was paid in full.

The most myopic of creatures could have seen that Anne was foolishly in love with her rascal husband.

It would do little or no good to acquaint the constable with their suspicion that the rascal might be the man named Cameron Smith.

I cant see your family suffer, for your wife is a nice woman, if you are a rascal!

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