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scapegrace

noun
/ˈskeɪpɡɹeɪs/UK

Etymology

From scape (“(archaic) escape”) + grace (“grace of god”).

  1. derived from *gʷerH-✻
  2. derived from grātia
  3. derived from grace
  4. inherited from grace
  5. compounded as scapegrace — “scape + grace”

Definitions

  1. A wild and reckless person (especially a boy)

    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.

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