Rascal Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Rascal has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

"The rascal swindled my savings before he vanished into the night, leaving me with nothing but a broken promise."

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one who is playfully mischievous

"The rascal hid my keys just to see how long it would take me to find them."

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A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.

"The police finally caught the rascal who had been stealing money from his elderly neighbors for years."

Adjective

Low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.

"The rascal mob rioted through the streets until the guards finally dispersed them."

Proper Noun

A surname.

"The local newspaper recently featured an interview with Mayor Rascal about her new community garden initiative."