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Definition of Rascality
1. Noun. The trait of indulging in disreputable pranks.
Generic synonyms: Badness, Mischievousness, Naughtiness
Derivative terms: Prankish, Roguish
2. Noun. The quality of being a slippery rascal.
Generic synonyms: Dishonesty
Derivative terms: Shifty, Slippery, Tricky, Tricky
3. Noun. Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others.
Generic synonyms: Misbehavior, Misbehaviour, Misdeed
Specialized synonyms: Blaze, Hell, Monkey Business, Hooliganism, Malicious Mischief, Vandalism
Derivative terms: Devil, Devil, Devil, Mischievous, Mischievous, Roguish
Definition of Rascality
1. n. The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud.
Definition of Rascality
1. Noun. Rascals collectively; the rabble, the masses. ¹
2. Noun. The behavior of a rascal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rascality
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Rascality
Literary usage of Rascality
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essays and Reviews by Edwin Percy Whipple (1883)
"ROMANCE OF rascality. THAT this is a great world is a maxim forced upon the ...
One of its latest and most influential is the Romance of rascality. ..."
2. Thunderbolts: Comprising Most Earnest Reasonings, Delightful Narratives by Sam Porter Jones (1895)
"There is no defense for the rascality in either party, Democratic, .Republican,
or Populist. The Democratic editor in the South who feigns profound ..."
3. Ethical Obligations of the Lawyer by Gleason Leonard Archer (1910)
"NOT TO JOKE ABOUT rascality OF LAWYERS It too frequently occurs that lawyers make
light of the alleged rascality of members of their profession, ..."
4. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Lucy Bird (1894)
"... Indian Problem—Public rascality—Friendly Meetings—The Way to the Golden City—
A rising Settlement—Clear Creek Canyon—Staging—Swearing —A Mountain Town. ..."
5. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Lucy Bird (1886)
"... Indian Problem—Public rascality—Friendly Meetings—The Way to the Golden City—
A rising Settlement—Clear Creek Canyon—Staging—Swearing —A Mountain Town. ..."
6. Letters from England by Robert] [Southey (1898)
"Anecdotes of their rascality.—Evil of encouraging them.—English Character a
Compound of Contradictions. THEY talk here of our Holy Office as a disgrace to ..."
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