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rascality

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ras·cal·i·ty  (rs-kl-t)
n. pl. ras·cal·i·ties
1. Behavior or character typical of a rascal.
2. A base or mischievous act.
rascality [rɑːˈskælɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
mischievous, disreputable, or dishonest character, behaviour, or action
Rascality the low mean people, 1577;—Johnson, 1755.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rascality - the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
prankishness, roguishness
mischievousness, naughtiness, badness - an attribute of mischievous children
2.rascalityrascality - the quality of being a slippery rascal
shiftiness, trickiness, slipperiness
dishonesty - the quality of being dishonest
3.rascalityrascality - reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
devilment, mischief, mischief-making, roguery, shenanigan, roguishness, devilry, deviltry, mischievousness
misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behavior
blaze, hell - noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"
monkey business - mischievous or deceitful behavior
hooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalism - willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others


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A pack of ragged Portuguese muleteers crowded around us, offering their beasts at half a dollar an hour--more rascality to the stranger, for the market price is sixteen cents.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
It's not treachery nor rascality nor stupidity: it is just as at Ulm.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
"Very likely," said Sancho; "for her beauty bewildered me as much as her ugliness did your worship; but let us leave it all to God, who alone knows what is to happen in this vale of tears, in this evil world of ours, where there is hardly a thing to be found without some mixture of wickedness, roguery, and rascality.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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