rascally

  • 21wicked — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. evil, bad; criminal, depraved, iniquitous; cruel, heartless, sinful, vicious, immoral; difficult, disagreeable; informal, mischievous. See wrong. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Morally evil] Syn. evil,… …

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  • 22rascal — noun (C) 1 humorous a child who behaves badly but whom you still like: You little rascal! Where have you hidden my shoes? 2 old fashioned a dishonest man rascally adjective old use: a rascally trick …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23rowdy — I n 1. ruffian, tough, Inf. toughie, thug, mugger, hoodlum, Sl. hood, Sl. yap, Inf. plugugly, Inf. goon, hooligan, Chiefly Brit. rough, Inf. roughneck, Inf. baddy, Sl. bad actor, Sl. gunsel, Sl. mug, Australian Sl. larrikin, Brit. Hist. Mohock,… …

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  • 24rascality — ras•cal•i•ty [[t]ræˈskæl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) rascally or knavish character or conduct 2) a rascally act • Etymology: 1570–80 …

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  • 25rascality — /ræsˈkæləti/ (say ras kaluhtee) noun (plural rascalities) 1. rascally or knavish character or conduct. 2. a rascally act …

  • 26περιπόνηρον — περιπόνηρος very rascally masc/fem acc sg περιπόνηρος very rascally neut nom/voc/acc sg …

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  • 27ras|cal|i|ty — «ras KAL uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. rascally character or conduct: »... a harlequin playing a clarinet and presumably representing the spirit of pure Gallic rascality (New Yorker). 2. a rascally act or practice: »I don t want to be told about …

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  • 28ENGLISH LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences The Bible has generally been found to be congenial to the English spirit. Indeed, the earliest English poetry consists of the seventh century metrical paraphrases of Genesis and Exodus attributed to Caedmon (died c …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 29Dun — Dun, n. 1. One who duns; a dunner. [1913 Webster] To be pulled by the sleeve by some rascally dun. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. An urgent request or demand of payment; as, he sent his debtor a dun. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 30Furciferous — Fur*cif er*ous, a. [L. furcifer yoke bearer, scoundrel; furca fork, yoke, fork shaped instrument of punishment + ferre to bear.] Rascally; scandalous. [R.] Furciferous knaves. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …

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