miscreant
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He’s Manny the Masher, Manny the Miscreant and Macho Manny all in one, whacking baseballs, opponents and questions.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2018
Miscreant yeomen who poached a swan egg, or harassed nesting swans, or — heaven forbid — ate a swan could be punished by a year and a day in jail.
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2018
Even so, thoughtful direction from Jack Young draws the best from the actors in this Miscreant Theater production.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2012
O folk, the man is a Miscreant and hath gotten possession of the ring and I and you may not prevail against him.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Mr. Beecher stopped, looked up to the windows, and then to the great congregation, and said "Miscreant," and calmly went on with his sermon.
From Sixty years with Plymouth Church by Griswold, Stephen Morrell
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