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Meanings of rascally in English

Lacking principles or scruples.

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Playful in an appealingly bold way.

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Examples for "devilish"
Examples for "devilish"
1
You are poor, devilish poor;-thatthe hole in your coat assures me.
Night and Morning, Volume 1
2
Their devilish tears are contagious; and I can't cry; it chokes me.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 / A Magazin...
3
His yellow teeth in their blue gums flashed in a devilish smile.
The Root of Evil
4
The overwhelming sea ran in dark watery mountains crested with devilish fire.
Hard Cash
5
Chastity is just as unnatural and devilish as hunger; I hate both.
Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions. Volume 2 (of 2)
Usage of rascally in English
1
The rascally agent knew the signature of Mr. Bradner only too well.
The Boy from the Ranch; Or, Roy Bradner's City Experiences
2
The men were a rascally lot, and made gain of our necessity.
Noto: An Unexplored Corner of Japan
3
Everything went as well for the rascally buccaneers as they could desire.
The Pirate of Panama: A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure
4
A rascally chauffeur from Paris, a few low characters of the department.
Alias the Lone Wolf
5
Of course, you did it yourself-youand some of your rascally friends.
The Forged Coupon, and Other Stories
6
A caballero like you can have no sympathy with these rascally rebels.
Mr. Fortescue / An Andean Romance
7
He would have treated us better than his rascally nephew has done.'
A Woman Intervenes
8
We have here the key of a rascally trick in our hands!
The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 03
9
Certainly not when I had the pleasure of ploughing its rascally waters!
Hudson Bay
10
And how did you come to have such a rascally crew aboard?
The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip / "Making Good" as Young Experts
11
That rascally Vincent! said M. de Tregars, just to be saying something.
Other People's Money
12
Most of yesterday we were prisoners in the hands of some rascally Indians.
Under the Great Bear
13
The Pennsylvanians sent such rascally animals into camp that they speedily gave in.
The Virginians
14
The rascally lawyer will be left to enjoy his stolen property in peace.
For The Admiral
15
In doing that, we should be imitating the rascally buccaneers themselves.
The Missing Ship: The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley
16
But the rascally Fanchet was hung by the neck until he was dead.
The Flaming Forest
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