Naughty vs. Rascal — What's the Difference?

(especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient

One that is playfully mischievous.

Mildly rude or indecent, typically because related to sex

An unscrupulous, dishonest person; a scoundrel.

Wicked.

Made up of, belonging to, or relating to the lower classes

Behaving disobediently or mischievously

A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.

Indecent; improper

Sometimes diminutive: a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.

One that is naughty.

(Papua New Guinea) A member of a criminal gang.

Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).

(archaic) Low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.

Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.

One of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also, a lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a deer.

Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.

A mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster.

(obsolete) Bad, worthless, substandard.

Of or pertaining to the common herd or common people; low; mean; base.

To perform sexual acts upon.

A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

Having little or nothing.

One who is playfully mischievous

Worthless; bad; good for nothing.

Hence, corrupt; wicked.

Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child.

Suggestive of sexual impropriety;

Badly behaved;