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–adjective

1.	being, characteristic of, or befitting a rascal.

–adverb

2.	in a rascally manner.

[Origin: 1590–1600; rascal + -ly

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n.

One that is playfully mischievous.
An unscrupulous, dishonest person; a scoundrel.

adj. Archaic
Made up of, belonging to, or relating to the common people: "Nor shall the Rascal Rabble here have Peace" (John Dryden).

[Middle English rascaile, rabble, commoners, from Old French rascaille, probably from rasque, mud, from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, to scrape; see rash².]

ras'cal·ly adj.

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rascally
adjective
1.	playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin" [syn: devilish]
2.	lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew"