rascal
IPA: rˈæskʌɫ
noun
- A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
- Sometimes diminutive: a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
- (Papua New Guinea) A member of a criminal gang.
- A surname.
adjective
- (archaic) Low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.
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Examples of "rascal" in Sentences
- That is what dignity does for you, you rascal, that is dignity! ...
- The rascal is greedy as a Badaw and moreover he is a liar, which the
- | Reply that rascal is fixing me good whenever i look at this picture
- Rob Anderscal - This "rascal" - as the name implies - is a trouble-maker extraordinaire.
- The young rascal is a girl in boy's clothes, sir! said the officer who had the culprit in custody.
- So he told him what had befallen him and added, If I know whither the rascal is gone and where to find the knave, I would pay him out.
- He could not however bridle his tongue -- he pronounced the word rascal with great emphasis; said he deserved to be hanged more than a highwayman, and wished he had the scourging him.
- My uncle started at the word rascal; and then recovering himself, replied, "Well, nephew what is it that you require of Lord Privilege, for I presume this visit is not without a cause?"
- My uncle started at the word rascal; and then recovering himself, replied, "Well, nephew, what is it that you require of Lord Privilege, for I presume this visit is not without a cause?"
- JUST as the Hopkinsons had finished breakfast the following morning, they were surprised by an early visit from Willis, who seemed to be in a state of unusual excitement; and instead of the congratulations they had expected, he burst out with something like an oath, adding, And the rascal is actually gone – went off while the dancing was going on; the police were waiting for him at the station, but I suppose he had good intelligence, for he got into a steamer, and has not been heard of since.
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