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Rascal vs Wretch - What's the difference?

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In archaic terms the difference between rascal and wretch

is that rascal is low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble while wretch is an exile.

As an adjective rascal

is low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.

As a proper noun Rascal

is {{surname|lang=en}.

rascal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dishonest person; a rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster.
  • A playfully mischievous person or creature; a troublemaker.
    • That little rascal bit me!
    If you have deer in the area, you may have to put a fence around your garden to keep the rascals out.
  • A member of a criminal gang in Papua New Guinea.

    • Synonyms

    * (someone who is naughty) devil, imp, mischief-maker, scamp, scoundrel * See also * See also

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.

    • Derived terms

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    wretch

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=1742 , author=Henry Fielding , title=Joseph Andrews , chapter=12 citation , passage=The poor wretch , who lay motionless a long time, just began to recover his senses as a stage-coach came by.}}
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=1789 , author=Watkin Tench , title=The Expedition to Botany Bay , chapter=14 citation , passage=The four unhappy wretches labouring under sentence of banishment were freed from their fetters, to rejoin their former society; and three days given as holidays to every convict in the colony.}}
  • An unpleasant, annoying person.
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=1740 , author=Samuel Richardson , title=Pamela , chapter=71 citation , passage=Swear to me but, thou bold wretch ! said she, swear to me, that Pamela Andrews is really and truly thy lawful wife, without sham, without deceit, without double-meaning; and I know what I have to say!}}
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=1823 , author=Walter Scott , title=Saint Ronan's Well , chapter=32 citation , passage=I asked that selfish wretch , Winterblossom, to walk down with me to view her distress, and the heartless beast told me he was afraid of infection!}}
  • (archaic) An exile. (rfex)

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