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[ ras-kuhl ] / ˈræs kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rascal ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person. a mischievous person or animal: That child is a real rascal. Origin of rascalFirst recorded in 1300–50; Middle English rascaile, raskaille, from Old French rascaille “rabble”; perhaps akin to rash2 SYNONYMS FOR rascal1 rapscallion, scamp, villain, miscreant, scapegrace. SEE SYNONYMS FOR rascal ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for rascal1. See knave. OTHER WORDS FROM rascalras·cal·like, adjectiveWords nearby rascalRAS, rasa, Ras Addar, rasbora, RASC, rascal, rascality, rascally, rascasse, Ras Dashan, rase Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rascalYes, Trainor managed to pen a few songs for Rascal Flatts, but she was more interested in crafting pop tunes. ‘All About That Bass’ Singer Meghan Trainor On Haters and Her Polarizing (and Unlikely) No. 1 Hit|Marlow Stern|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST As her daughter Sara says, Eakin “ended up thinking that maybe Solomon was a bit of a rascal”. The Woman Who Saved Solomon|Guy Walters|October 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST "He's a little bit of a rascal, I'll put it that way," he said. First Official Photos of Prince George Arrive|Nico Hines|August 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST Savage Arms, a Massachusetts-based gun manufacturer, sells the Rascal, a .22-caliber single-shot rifle touted for its ease of use. What’s Too Young for a Gun? The Industry Behind the 5-Year-Old Killer|David Freedlander|May 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The hero Jack “Cowboy” Kelly (played by Bale in the film) is a rascal and orphan, and a dreamer. The Cult of 'Newsies'|Ramin Setoodeh|October 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST You are wrong to think that; although the desert may be large, a rascal cannot so easily conceal himself there as you think. The Guide of the Desert|Gustave Aimard But Rascal fits him better and everybody knows him by that name, and I have to think twice to remember he ever had another name. Harbor Jim of Newfoundland|Alden Eugene Bartlett There, perched astride of the crosstrees, was a rascal mutineer popping at M. Radisson bold as you please. Heralds of Empire|Agnes C. Laut The grandson of Old Lawless might turn out a rascal,—he would be no mean one, no coward. The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith There was no response until the Major shouted, "George Washington, where are you—you rascal!" "George Washington's" Last Duel|Thomas Nelson Page
British Dictionary definitions for rascal
nouna disreputable person; villain a mischievous or impish rogue an affectionate or mildly reproving term for a child or old manyou little rascal; the wicked old rascal kissed her obsolete a person of lowly birth adjective(prenominal) obsolete - belonging to the mob or rabble
- dishonest; knavish
Word Origin for rascalC14: from Old French rascaille rabble, perhaps from Old Norman French rasque mud, filth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rascalliar, swindler, wretch, scoundrel, bum, ruffian, tough, beggar, miscreant, opportunist, villain, idler, felon, disgrace, profligate, devil, delinquent, tramp, imp, mischief-maker |