Crossword clues for rascality
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rascality \Ras*cal"i*ty\ (r[a^]s*k[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Rascalities (r[a^]s*k[a^]l"[i^]*t[i^]z)
The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud.
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The poorer and lower classes of people. [Obs.]
The chief heads of their clans with their several rascalities
--T. Jackson.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"low and vulgar people collectively," 1570s; "character of a rascal," 1590s, from rascal + -ity.
Wiktionary
n. 1 rascal collectively; the rabble, the masses. 2 The behavior of a rascal.
WordNet
n. the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks [syn: prankishness, roguishness]
the quality of being a slippery rascal [syn: shiftiness, slipperiness, trickiness]
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan]
Usage examples of "rascality".
I was well enough pleased to see the man, whose rascality had destroyed the infamous work of many years.
How, if not wisdom and authority, but turbulence and low vice are to exalt to senatorships miscreants reeking with the odors and pollution of the hell, the prize-ring, the brothel, and the stock-exchange, where gambling is legalized and rascality is laudable?
It is more likely that Casanova frightened Costa almost out of his wits, was grimly amused at his misfortunes, and let him go, since there was no remedy to Casanova's benefit, for his former rascality.
He labeled the disease Dysaethesia Aethiopica and insisted that masters were wrong in thinking that it was merely rascality.
The minister related many a touching incident in the lives of the departed, too, which illustrated their sweet, generous natures, and the people could easily see, now, how noble and beautiful those episodes were, and remembered with grief that at the time they occurred they had seemed rank rascalities, well deserving of the cowhide.
But I soon give up that notion for two things: she'd be mad and disgusted at his rascality and ungratefulness for leaving her, and so she'd sell him straight down the river again.