Definitions

scapegrace

[skeyp-greys] / ˈskeɪpˌgreɪs /

NOUN

scalawag

Synonyms

STRONG

caitiff miscreant rapscallion rascal reprobate rogue scallywag scamp scoundrel trickster varlet villain

NOUN

wretch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rascal

STRONG

beggar blackguard brute bum caitiff dog ingrate knave liar libertine lowlife miscreant outcast pariah pauper poltroon rapscallion renegade rogue scalawag scamp scoundrel scullion scum snake vagabond varlet villain worm

WEAK

bezonian cullion looser pilgarlic ronion

Example Sentences

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As a further snub to Scapegrace Carol II, George V. who detests "that bounder," caused to be invited Carol's cast-off wife, Her Majesty Helen of Greece and Rumania who resides in England.*

From Time Magazine Archive

Scapegrace Tempests squandered the family fortune, and mortgaged the family properties, but others rose up in their place, who, whatever else was lost, kept fast hold on Overleigh.

From Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) by Cholmondeley, Mary

Lady Scapegrace was the first to put me on a footing of equality with the rest.

From Kate Coventry An Autobiography by Whyte-Melville, G. J.

I., How Scapegrace first made acquaintance with Scrip, 604 —Chap.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 by Various

Then methought Mr Scrip looked fixedly upon Scapegrace, and shook his head consumedly.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 by Various

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