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rascally

adjective
ras·​cal·​ly | \ ˈra-skÉ™-lÄ“ How to pronounce rascally (audio) \

Definition of rascally

: of or characteristic of a rascal

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rascally adverb

Examples of rascally in a Sentence

those rascally boys had let all of the lab mice out of their cages

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The event, which is already sold-out in the elegant waterfront Clipper Room at Hammond Marina, will include topics from the history of farming to today's gardening and wrangling with rascally rabbit populations. Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune, "Carrots are a colorful ingredient addition for any season," 30 Mar. 2018 Oldest sib Creighton, 32, thought back to the family’s former home, the Cleveland suburb of Rocky River, and the cops who’d bug him and his rascally brothers around town. Sean Gregory/bongpyeong, Time, "'F--k Yeah!' We Watched Red Gerard Win Team USA's First Gold Medal With His Incredible Family," 11 Feb. 2018 The event, which is already sold-out in the elegant waterfront Clipper Room at Hammond Marina, will include topics from the history of farming to today's gardening and wrangling with rascally rabbit populations. Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune, "Carrots are a colorful ingredient addition for any season," 30 Mar. 2018 Oldest sib Creighton, 32, thought back to the family’s former home, the Cleveland suburb of Rocky River, and the cops who’d bug him and his rascally brothers around town. Sean Gregory/bongpyeong, Time, "'F--k Yeah!' We Watched Red Gerard Win Team USA's First Gold Medal With His Incredible Family," 11 Feb. 2018 The dead man is wearing authentic 18th-century clothes, down to the white tricorn hat and black wig that were trademarks of one of Bath’s most famous (real-life) sons, the rascally fashion plate Beau Nash. Adam Woog, The Seattle Times, "Crime fiction 2017: Close the year with intriguing detective stories," 24 Dec. 2017

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First Known Use of rascally

1594, in the meaning defined above

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