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scapegraces

scapegraces is the plural of scapegrace.

Meaning of scapegrace

Noun

scapegrace (plural scapegraces)

  1. A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.
    • He is now laden with that superabundant energy which makes a fool of a man, and a scapegrace of a boy, and he wants to work it off.1859, George Meredith, chapter 4, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC

Questions about scapegraces

What is scapegraces the plural of?
Scapegraces is the plural of scapegrace.

Words near scapegraces in the dictionary

  1. scapegoatish
  2. scapegoatism
  3. scapegoatisms
  4. scapegoats
  5. scapegrace
  6. scapegraces
  7. scapeless
  8. scapement
  9. scapements
  10. scaper
  11. scapers

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