1 (humorous) a person, especially a child or man, who shows a lack of respect for other people and enjoys playing tricks on them:
Come here, you little rascal! * I hear the old rascal's been causing trouble again.
2 (old-fashioned) a dishonest man
rascally adjective (old-fashioned)
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