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Recent Examples of rascally In 1950, scientists deployed a virus called Myxoma to destroy the rascally rabbits. Bethany Brookshire, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022 The Los Angeles Rams, starring as the rascally rabbit, defeated the slow-and-deliberate Cincinnati Bengals in a fascinating case study between completely opposite approaches to team-building. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2022 Esty’s flight from Brooklyn has the feel of a thriller, complete with a cat-and-mouse chase as Yanky and his rascally cousin Moishe fly to Germany in pursuit. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2020 Mitch and Haylie Ferguson said the rascally rodent had somehow gotten into the fireplace, then proceeded to go on a 10-minute rampage running around the living room, news agency SWNS reports. Fox News, 19 Dec. 2019 Oldest sib Creighton, 32, thought back to the family’s former home, the Cleveland suburb of Rocky River, and the cops who’d bug him and his rascally brothers around town. Sean Gregory/bongpyeong, Time, 11 Feb. 2018 The event, which is already sold-out in the elegant waterfront Clipper Room at Hammond Marina, will include topics from the history of farming to today's gardening and wrangling with rascally rabbit populations. Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rascally
Adjective
  • Clark, who wore a mischievous smile, flayed her arm once more for the dramatics before stepping on the court and finishing a defensive drill.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Isaacs appeared in the film series as the father of Tom Felton's Draco Malfoy, a Hogwarts student wizard who serves as a mischievous antagonist opposite Harry Potter (Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Grint), and Hermione Granger (Watson).
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Dafoe rocks an aerodynamic pompadour and wicked attitude as the leader of a biker gang who kidnaps a rock singer (Diane Lane) and has a showdown with her ex (Michael Paré).
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Havoc brings the heat, throwing Tom Hardy's stony Walker into a hotbed of gangsters, dirty cops, corrupt elites, and wicked assassins.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Rascally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rascally. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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