rogue

  • 31ROGUE — adj. des deux genres Qui est hautain, arrogant, d’un abord raide et désagréable. Un homme rogue. Une humeur rogue. Il a l’air rogue, la mine rogue. Un ton rogue …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 32rogue — pi·rogue; pro·rogue; rogue; rogue·ship; pish·rogue; …

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  • 33rogue — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1561 1. vagrant, tramp 2. a dishonest or worthless person ; scoundrel 3. a mischievous person ; scamp 4. a horse inclined to shirk or misbehave 5. an individual exhibit …

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  • 34rogue — 1. noun /ˈrəʊɡ,ˈroʊɡ/ a) A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person. Maintaining varieties also requires selection, however. Its usually referred to as culling or roguing. ...we examine the [plant] population and… …

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  • 35rogue — 1 noun (C) 1 often humorous a man or boy who behaves badly or causes trouble, but who you like in spite of this: What s the little rogue done now, I wonder? | a lovable rogue 2 old fashioned a man who is dishonest and has a bad character: rogues… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36rogue — [rəʊg] noun [C] I someone who behaves badly but is liked by other people II adj rogue [rəʊg] a rogue member of a group does not behave in the same way as its other members and is considered dangerous a rogue state[/ex] …

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  • 37rogue — [[t]roʊg[/t]] n. v. rogued, ro•guing 1) a dishonest person; scoundrel 2) a playfully mischievous person; scamp 3) a tramp or vagabond 4) a rogue elephant or other animal 5) gen zool. a usu. inferior organism, esp. a plant, varying markedly from… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 38rogue — noun 1》 a dishonest or unprincipled man.     ↘a mischievous but likeable person. 2》 [usu. as modifier] an elephant or other large wild animal with destructive tendencies driven away or living apart from the herd: a rogue elephant.     ↘a person… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 39rogue — noun 1) a rogue without ethics Syn: scoundrel, villain, miscreant, reprobate, rascal, good for nothing, ne er do well, wretch; informal rat, dog, louse, crook; dated cad; archaic blackguard, picaroon, knave 2) your boy s a little rogue …

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  • 40rogue — noun 1) a rogue without ethics Syn: scoundrel, rascal, good for nothing, wretch, villain, criminal, lawbreaker; informal crook 2) your boy s a little rogue Syn: rascal, imp, devil …

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