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- [ras-kuh-lee]
- /ˈræs kə li/
- /ˈrɑː.skəl/
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- [ras-kuh-lee]
- /ˈræs kə li/
Definitions of rascally word
- adjective rascally being, characteristic of, or befitting a rascal. 1
- adverb rascally in a rascally manner. 1
- adjective rascally If you describe someone as a rascally person, you mean that they behave badly and are wicked or dishonest. 0
- adjective rascally dishonest or mean; base 0
- adjective rascally (esp of places) wretchedly unpleasant; miserable 0
- adverb rascally in a dishonest or mean fashion 0
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Origin of rascally
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; rascal + -ly
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Parts of speech for Rascally
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rascally popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
rascally usage trend in Literature
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adj rascally
- dickens — Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812–70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840–41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)
- false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- foul-mouthed — using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
- ill-behaved — 1. [numerical analysis] Said of an algorithm or computational method that tends to blow up because of accumulated roundoff error or poor convergence properties. 2. Software that bypasses the defined operating system interfaces to do things (like screen, keyboard, and disk I/O) itself, often in a way that depends on the hardware of the machine it is running on or which is nonportable or incompatible with other pieces of software. In the IBM PC/mess-dos world, there is a folk theorem (nearly true) to the effect that (owing to gross inadequacies and performance penalties in the OS interface) all interesting applications are ill-behaved. See also bare metal. Opposite: well-behaved, compare PC-ism.
adjective rascally
- apostate — An apostate is someone who has abandoned their religious faith, political loyalties, or principles.
- caddish — like or characteristic of a cad; ungentlemanly
- deluding — Present participle of delude.
- elfin — (with reference to a person) small and delicate, typically with an attractively mischievous or strange charm.
- elvish — Of or having to do with elves.
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