rascality
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8.1
- noun
- /ræˈskælɪti/
- Archaic
:
pícaro
Examples
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If the boy's heart's set on a career of rascality, there's no man in England can set him a better example!
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He who was a rascal in his youth will continue to wear some slight hint, a tiny badge of rascality throughout his life, and the same is true of teacher’s pets and cowards.
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The boy's rascality often got him into trouble, but his playful charm made it hard to stay mad at him.
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The mischievous rascality of the kitten was evident as it chased its tail around the living room.
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She couldn't help but smile at his rascality when he pulled the prank on his unsuspecting friends.
Synonyms
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2.7
Naughty actions often done by children that annoy people or cause small harm
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4.6
Playful mischief that can include small dishonest acts to trick or amuse people
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3.2
Behaviour that breaks rules and teases others, often by children
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8.4
Noisy, wild actions that cause trouble or excitement
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8.8
Behaviour that harms people or tricks them, sometimes as a prank
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4.6
Playful actions that cause small harmless trouble for fun
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6.0
The act of causing trouble or harm to others on purpose
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7.9
Playful mischief that teases or annoys other people
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9.7
Bad behavior meant to annoy or hurt people
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8.8
Playful but sometimes dishonest behavior that annoys people
The act of behaving in a naughty, playful way
A playful habit of doing mischief or telling small lies that amuses people
A playful, teasing way of behaving that surprises people
A liking for doing playful, slightly naughty tricks on other people
Being clever in a dishonest or deceptive way that is hard to guess
A person's secretive way of acting that makes others not trust them
Antonyms
How Mischievous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rascality comes from the simple word rascal plus the ending -ity, which means 'state' or 'quality'. A rascal was a naughty or rude person, so rascality is the 'state' of being naughty, playful, or dishonest.