rascal
Low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabbleLow; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.
» Tom is a rascal.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)Low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.
Examples
35 sentencesTom is a rascal.
Don't defend the rascal.
Не захищай поганця. — pinaxe
You're such rascals!
Які ж ви шалапути! — ChickenKiev
deIhr seid arge Lausbuben. — Esperantostern
Democracy is the aristocracy of rascals.
ruДемократия — это аристократия негодяев. — odexed
You are the same rascal like Tom.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Recorded since c.1330, as Middle English rascaile (“people of the lowest class, rabble ofRecorded since c.1330, as Middle English rascaile (“people of the lowest class, rabble of an army”), derived from 12th century Old French rascaille (“outcast, rabble”) (modern French racaille), perhaps from rasque (“mud, filth, scab, dregs”), from Vulgar Latin *rasicō (“to scrape”). The singular form is first attested in 1461; the present extended sense of "low, dishonest person" is from early 1586.
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Forms
more rascal, most rascal| Comparative | more rascal Lesson |
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| Superlative | most rascal Lesson |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form