Rascality

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Rascals collectively; the rabble, the masses. countable, uncountable

    "And the judgement of our inclinations and actions (the weightiest and hardest matter that is) we referre it to the idle breath of the vaine voice of the common sort and base raskalitie, which is the mother of ignorance, of injustice and inconstancie."

  2. 2
    reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others wordnet
  3. 3
    The behavior of a rascal; the quality of being a rascal. countable, uncountable

    "The two of them engaged in all kinds of rascality in college."

  4. 4
    the quality of being a slippery rascal wordnet
  5. 5
    the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks wordnet

Synonyms

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monkey businessartificebadnessbasenesschicanerycriminality

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"And the judgement of our inclinations and actions (the weightiest and hardest matter that is) we referre it to the idle breath of the vaine voice of the common sort and base raskalitie, which is the mother of ignorance, of injustice and inconstancie."

Etymology

From rascal + -ity.

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