rascally

Questions about rascally

What does rascally mean?

rascally means "playful in an appealingly bold way". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rascally?

rascally has 3 syllables: ra-scal-ly. The stress falls on "ra".

What is another word for rascally?

Close synonyms include devilish, roguish, roguish, scoundrelly, blackguardly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rascally a common word?

rascally is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.