- rascally
- adjective Date: 1594 of or characteristic of a rascal • rascally adverb
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Rascally — Ras cal*ly (r[a^]s kal*l[y^]), a. Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; worthless; often in humorous disparagement, without implication of dishonesty. [1913 Webster] Our rascally porter is fallen fast asleep. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rascally — [ras′kə lē] adj. of or like a rascal; base; dishonest; mean adv. in a rascally manner … English World dictionary
rascally — index artful, lawless, machiavellian, profligate (corrupt), reprobate, sinister, unconscionable … Law dictionary
rascally — [[t]rɑ͟ːskəli, ræ̱s [/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe someone as a rascally person, you mean that they behave badly and are wicked or dishonest. [LITERARY] They stumble across a ghost town inhabited by a rascally gold prospector … English dictionary
rascally — /ˈraskəli/ (say rahskuhlee) adjective 1. being, characteristic of, or befitting a rascal or knave; dishonest; mean: a rascally trick. 2. (of places, etc.) wretchedly bad or unpleasant. –adverb 3. in a rascally manner …
rascally — /ras keuh lee/, adj. 1. being, characteristic of, or befitting a rascal. adv. 2. in a rascally manner. [1590 1600; RASCAL + LY] * * * … Universalium
rascally — 1. adjective Like a rascal. Im going to get you, you rascally rabbit! 2. adverb In the manner of a rascal … Wiktionary
rascally — rascal ► NOUN ▪ a mischievous or cheeky person. DERIVATIVES rascality noun rascally adjective. ORIGIN originally in the senses «a mob» and «member of the rabble»: from Old French rascaille rabble … English terms dictionary
rascally — adjective 1. 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 • Syn: ↑roguish, ↑scoundrelly, ↑blackguardly … Useful english dictionary
rascally — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. base, dishonest, vicious, vile; see dishonest 1 , 2 , mean 3 , wicked 1 , 2 … English dictionary for students
