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Scapegrace

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A scoundrel; a rascal.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A graceless, unprincipled person; one who is wild and reckless.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A graceless fellow; a careless, idle, harebrained fellow.

n. The red-throated diver or loon, Colymbus septentrionalis. Also cape race.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a reckless and unprincipled reprobate

Word Usage

"There is a surprise visit, on a dark and stormy night, from Elizabeth's semi-hysterical and least-favorite sister, Lydia, who shrieks out a tale of misadventure in the nearby forest involving her scapegrace husband, the notorious Mr. Wickham."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

miscreant reprobate

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

rascal black sheep

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

scamp reprobate caitiff eldest varlet