rascally

  • 11rascally — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. base, dishonest, vicious, vile; see dishonest 1 , 2 , mean 3 , wicked 1 , 2 …

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  • 12rascally — ras·cal·ly || ræsklɪ / rɑːs adv. roguishly, mischievously, like a scoundrel …

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  • 13rascally — a. 1. Wicked, villanous, bad, trickish, dishonest, vile, base. 2. Mean, base, sorry, pitiful, worthless …

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  • 14rascally — ras·cal·ly …

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  • 15rascally — ras•cal•ly [[t]ˈræs kə li[/t]] adj. 1) of or befitting a rascal 2) in a manner typical of a rascal • Etymology: 1590–1600 …

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  • 16blackguardly — adjective 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: ↑rascally, ↑roguish, ↑scoundrelly • Similar to …

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  • 17scoundrelly — adjective 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: ↑rascally, ↑roguish, ↑blackguardly • Similar t …

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  • 18ras|cal|ly — «RAS kuh lee», adjective, adverb. –adj. of or like a rascal; mean or dishonest; bad: »To steal the poor boy s bicycle was a rascally trick. There was none of any quality, but poor and rascally people (Samuel Pepys). –adv. in a rascally manner …

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  • 19rascality — /ra skal i tee/, n., pl. rascalities. 1. rascally or knavish character or conduct. 2. a rascally act. [1570 80; RASCAL + ITY] * * * …

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  • 20dramatic literature — Introduction       the texts of plays that can be read, as distinct from being seen and heard in performance.       The term dramatic literature implies a contradiction in that literature originally meant something written and drama meant… …

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