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Meaning of RASCALLY

Pronunciation:  'raskulee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  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"
  2. [adj]  playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin"
 
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 Synonyms: blackguardly, devilish, dishonest, dishonorable, playful, roguish, scoundrelly
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ras"cal*ly\, a.
Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; worthless; --
often in humorous disparagement, without implication of
dishonesty.
      Our rascally porter is fallen fast asleep. --Swift.
 

 

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