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rascally

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ras⋅cal⋅ly

  [ras-kuh-lee]
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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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ras·cal   (rās'kəl)   
n.  

  1. One that is playfully mischievous.

  2. 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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