rascally
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7.0
- adjective
- /ˈræskəli/
- Informal
- Although he was charming, everyone knew his rascally nature often led him to play tricks on his friends.
Examples
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The rascally thief managed to escape just as the police arrived, leaving a trail of confusion behind him.
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And for all his rascally ways, Houlihan was a man of outgoing heart.
Fiction book (1994) -
Now, fellow, we'll be done with witnesses, and I will convict you out of your own rascally mouth.
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That's a rascally man you've been talking to, Benjamin.
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The place is driven by the most rascally part of society: the money hunters, the pleasure hunters, the military promotion hunters; and he is their slave.
Blog text (23) -
Unless you are Jay Bookman, who could blame the extinction of the dinosaurs on those rascally GOP demons?
Blog text (26) -
For some silly reason, I thought that was President Clinton getting credit for that NAFTA thing (whatever that is). I didn't realize that it was those dang rascally Republicans that did it to us again!
Blog text (16) -
She considered his rascally comments funny, even if they were a bit dishonest.
Synonyms
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4.4
Willing to act dishonestly to gain money or power
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2.5
Likely to lie or cheat to get something for yourself
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5.5
Not honest and likely to do illegal things
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7.4
Acting in a secret or suspicious way to do something wrong
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7.5
A person or company that is not honest and tries to take advantage of others
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9.1
Willing to take money to do illegal or dishonest things
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8.4
A person who acts sneaky and dishonest to avoid clear answers
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6.7
Showing playful, friendly mischief
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9.9
Dishonest in a way that makes you think of a scam
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9.1
Dishonest and cruel in ways that hurt others
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9.9
Being cruel and dishonest in a way that hurts other people
Antonyms
How Dishonest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rascally comes from rascal, an old word for a dishonest or low person from Old French, originally meaning 'rabble'. That's why rascally can also mean dishonest or mean behavior, like a trick by a 'rascal'.