Scapegrace

Quick meaning: Scapegrace is a noun meaning A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.

Meaning

A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.

Example Sentences

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.

An infantry officer in the trenches, Graves wrote of his rocky and scapegrace return to civilian life: "I still had the Army Habit of commandeering anything of uncertain ownership that I found lying about; also a difficulty in telling the truth--it was always easier for me now, when charged with any fault, to lie my way out in Army style."

Word Forms

• scapegraces

Synonyms for scapegrace

Depending on context, synonyms include rascal, rogue.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rascal, lack-grace, grim, profligate, archrogue, rogue.

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