scapegracen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈskeɪpɡreɪs/, U.S.

/ˈskeɪpˌɡreɪs/

Etymology: < scape v.¹ + grace n., the etymological notion being ‘one who escapes the grace of God’. Compare the older scapethrift and want-grace.

A. n.

a. A man or boy of reckless and disorderly habits; an incorrigible scamp. Often used playfully.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > playful mischievousness > mischievous person > [noun]

wait-scathe1481

wag-pastya1556

mischief1586

rogue1593

devil1600

villain1609

fiend1621

imp1633

sprite1684

torment1785

scapegrace1809

bad hat1877

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. v. i. 40 That scape-grace Leganez had incurred the penalty of the rod.

1819 W. Scott Let. 7 Aug. (1933) V. 450 Most of the Irish of that class are scapegraces drink steal and lie like the devil.

1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond III. i. 12 He..was the most charming young scapegrace in the army.

1895 G. Meredith Amazing Marriage I. xv. 168 Mention of her old scapegrace of a father lit her up again.

b. Applied to a female. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > playful mischievousness > mischievous person > [noun] > female

scapegrace1845

1845 E. Cook Poems 2nd Ser. 49 Hebe, that teasing young scapegrace.

2. North American. The red-throated loon or diver, Gavia stellata.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > [noun] > order Gariidae (divers and loons) > gavia stellata (red-throated diver)

rain goose1703

red-throated ducker1747

red-throated loon1747

red-throated diver1768

sprat loon1768

scapegrace1835

sprat-borer1861

1835 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. III. 24 In the neighbourhood of Boston, and along the Bay of Fundy, they are best known by the names of ‘Scape-grace’ and ‘Cape-racer’.

1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. I. 15 Red-throated Loon..Cape Racer; Scape-grace.

1957 W. L. McAtee Folk-names Canad. Birds 2 Red-throated Loon..scape-grace (Rationalization of Cape Race [where it is often seen]).

B. adj.

That is a scapegrace; characteristic of a scapegrace.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > roguery > [adjective]

pautenerc1330

palliard1484

limmer?a1513

limmerful?a1513

slovenly?1518

knavish1552

patchingc1555

rascal1566

roguing1566

knaifatic1568

roguish1572

rascally1586

land-loping1587

Scanderbegging1593

cullionly1608

rogorous1609

loseling1624

scoundrel1643

schelmish1654

pickled1683

rapscallionly1699

scoundrelish1705

rapscallion1711

pickle1774

scoundrelly1790

picaresque1822

furciferous1823

scapegrace1830

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [adjective]

pautenerc1330

palliard1484

varletc1485

knavisha1492

limmer?a1513

limmerful?a1513

briberous?1536

patchingc1555

rascal1566

roguing1566

roguish1575

arrant1581

skybala1585

rascally1586

land-loping1587

shag-ragc1590

Scanderbegging1593

Scanderbeg1601

rogorous1609

rogueya1627

scoundrel1643

schelmish1654

skelm1673

rapscallionly1699

rapscallion1711

scoundrelly1790

furciferous1823

scapegrace1830

1830 Forrester I. 202 A warrant, sir, to bind over your scapegrace friend there to keep the peace.

1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney II. 189 After a sort of scape-grace acquaintance with the maddest wag of London.

1856 D. Masson Ess. Biogr. & Crit. iv. 120 The scapegrace young earl.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scapegrace
释义	scapegracen.adj. Brit. /ˈskeɪpɡreɪs/, U.S. /ˈskeɪpˌɡreɪs/ Etymology: < scape v.¹ + grace n., the etymological notion being ‘one who escapes the grace of God’. Compare the older scapethrift and want-grace. A. n. 1. a. A man or boy of reckless and disorderly habits; an incorrigible scamp. Often used playfully. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > playful mischievousness > mischievous person > [noun] wait-scathe1481 wag-pastya1556 mischief1586 rogue1593 devil1600 villain1609 fiend1621 imp1633 sprite1684 torment1785 scapegrace1809 bad hat1877 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. v. i. 40 That scape-grace Leganez had incurred the penalty of the rod. 1819 W. Scott Let. 7 Aug. (1933) V. 450 Most of the Irish of that class are scapegraces drink steal and lie like the devil. 1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond III. i. 12 He..was the most charming young scapegrace in the army. 1895 G. Meredith Amazing Marriage I. xv. 168 Mention of her old scapegrace of a father lit her up again. b. Applied to a female. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > playful mischievousness > mischievous person > [noun] > female scapegrace1845 1845 E. Cook Poems 2nd Ser. 49 Hebe, that teasing young scapegrace. 2. North American. The red-throated loon or diver, Gavia stellata. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > [noun] > order Gariidae (divers and loons) > gavia stellata (red-throated diver) rain goose1703 red-throated ducker1747 red-throated loon1747 red-throated diver1768 sprat loon1768 scapegrace1835 sprat-borer1861 1835 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. III. 24 In the neighbourhood of Boston, and along the Bay of Fundy, they are best known by the names of ‘Scape-grace’ and ‘Cape-racer’. 1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. I. 15 Red-throated Loon..Cape Racer; Scape-grace. 1957 W. L. McAtee Folk-names Canad. Birds 2 Red-throated Loon..scape-grace (Rationalization of Cape Race [where it is often seen]). B. adj. That is a scapegrace; characteristic of a scapegrace. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > roguery > [adjective] pautenerc1330 palliard1484 limmer?a1513 limmerful?a1513 slovenly?1518 knavish1552 patchingc1555 rascal1566 roguing1566 knaifatic1568 roguish1572 rascally1586 land-loping1587 Scanderbegging1593 cullionly1608 rogorous1609 loseling1624 scoundrel1643 schelmish1654 pickled1683 rapscallionly1699 scoundrelish1705 rapscallion1711 pickle1774 scoundrelly1790 picaresque1822 furciferous1823 scapegrace1830 society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [adjective] pautenerc1330 palliard1484 varletc1485 knavisha1492 limmer?a1513 limmerful?a1513 briberous?1536 patchingc1555 rascal1566 roguing1566 roguish1575 arrant1581 skybala1585 rascally1586 land-loping1587 shag-ragc1590 Scanderbegging1593 Scanderbeg1601 rogorous1609 rogueya1627 scoundrel1643 schelmish1654 skelm1673 rapscallionly1699 rapscallion1711 scoundrelly1790 furciferous1823 scapegrace1830 1830 Forrester I. 202 A warrant, sir, to bind over your scapegrace friend there to keep the peace. 1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney II. 189 After a sort of scape-grace acquaintance with the maddest wag of London. 1856 D. Masson Ess. Biogr. & Crit. iv. 120 The scapegrace young earl. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1809
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