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rascally

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Synonyms and Antonyms of rascally

tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness

those rascally boys had let all of the lab mice out of their cages

Synonyms of rascally

arch, devilish, elvish, espiègle, impish, knavish, leprechaunish, mischievous, pixie (also pixy), pixieish, prankish, puckish, roguish, scampish, sly, tricksy, waggish, wicked

Words Related to rascally

antic, coltish, coy, frisky, frolicsome, kittenish, playful, sportful, sportive

gay, happy, lighthearted, whimsical

energetic, lively, spirited, sprightly

artful, crafty, cunning, trickish, tricky, wily

misbehaving, naughty, troublemaking

pestering, riling, teasing

Near Antonyms of rascally

grave, grim, sedate, sober, solemn, staid, stern

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