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rascally

English

Etymology

rascal +? -y.

Adjective

rascally (comparative more rascally, superlative most rascally)

  1. Like a rascal.
    I'm going to get you, you rascally rabbit!

Adverb

rascally (comparative more rascally, superlative most rascally)

  1. In the manner of a rascal.
    • “I hope,” said Jones, “you don’t intend to leave me in this condition.” “Indeed but I shall,” said the other. “Then,” said Jones, “you have used me rascally, and I will not pay you a farthing.”

Anagrams

  • scalarly

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roguish

English

Etymology

From rogue +? -ish.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???????/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /??o????/

Adjective

roguish (comparative more roguish, superlative most roguish)

  1. Unprincipled or unscrupulous.
  2. Mischievous and playful.
    • 1840, The Novel Newspaper (volume 2, page 8)
      "She'll be a match for poor little Cupid, with his tiny bow and arrow, I dare say," said Grace Fitzgerald, with a roguish eye.

Derived terms

  • roguishly
  • roguishness
Translations

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