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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rascality  \Ras*cal`i*ty\,  n.;  pl  {Rascalities} 
  1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  rascally,  or  a  rascal;  mean 
  trickishness  or  dishonesty;  base  fraud. 
 
  2.  The  poorer  and  lower  classes  of  people.  [Obs.] 
 
  The  chief  heads  of  their  clans  with  their  several 
  rascalities  --T.  Jackson. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rascality 
  n  1:  the  trait  of  indulging  in  disreputable  pranks  [syn:  {prankishness}, 
  {roguishness}] 
  2:  the  quality  of  being  a  slippery  rascal  [syn:  {shiftiness},  {slipperiness}, 
  {trickiness}] 
  3:  reckless  or  malicious  behavior  that  causes  discomfort  or 
  annoyance  in  others  [syn:  {mischief},  {mischief-making},  {mischievousness}, 
  {deviltry},  {devilry},  {devilment},  {roguery},  {roguishness}, 
  {shenanigan}] 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  RASCALITY,  n.  Stupidity  militant.  The  activity  of  a  clouded 
  intellect.




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