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Rascally

Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; worthless; -- often in humorous disparagement, without implication of dishonesty.

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Dishonest 84% connected

Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dishonest 84% connected

Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dishonorable 84% connected

Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dishonorable 84% connected

Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Playful 84% connected

Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Playful 84% connected

Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer.

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Cad 74% connected

A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cad 74% connected

A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rascal 74% connected

One of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also, a lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a d…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rascal 74% connected

One of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also, a lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a d…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Blackguardly 92% connected

In the manner of or resembling a blackguard; abusive; scurrilous; ruffianly.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Devilish 92% connected

Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Roguish 92% connected

Vagrant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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