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# rascally

adjective

«rascally» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Naughty, sly or dishonest in a playful way; like a rascal (a cheeky, roguish person). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rascally/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a trickster or a rogue who is cunning and up to mischief

### Examples

- The rascally fox stole the hen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rascally/#x1)
- He gave a rascally grin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rascally/#x2)
- The rascally boys hid the teacher's chalk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rascally/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rascally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rascally/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rascally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rascally.html) on Mova free.