scamp

Speech parts

1. scamp - Noun

2. scamp - Adjective

3. scamp - Verb

Meaning

A rascal; a swindler; a rogue.

To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rascal imp scallywag cad knave rogue brat scalawag monkey urchin hooligan prankster reprobate scoundrel rapscallion
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Antonyms

angel nob boomer paragon grandee darling
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Hypernyms

shaver fry nipper child kid perform

Hyponyms

brat terror holy terror little terror

Anagrams

Camps

Examples

My faith in human dignity consists in the belief that man is the greatest scamp on earth. Human dignity must be associated with the idea of a scamp and not with that of an obedient, disciplined and regimented soldier. Lin Yutang

His eye so dim, So wasted each limb, That, heedless of grammar, they all cried, "THAT 'S HIM! That 's the scamp that has done this scandalous thing! That 's the thief that has got my Lord Cardinal's Ring!”. Richard Harris Barham

I am doing my best to glorify the scamp or vagabond. Lin Yutang

The scamp will be the last and most formidable enemy of dictatorships. He will be the champion of human dignity and individual freedom, and will be the last to be conquered. All modern civilization depends entirely upon him. Lin Yutang

Gardner Minshew is a lovable scamp who is probably a better quarterback than Nick Foles at this point in their careers. Source: Internet

‘Puck very nearly steals this delightful show in the form of amazingly assured 11-year-old David Evans, a tiny, shock-haired scamp who nonchalantly cartwheels through the woods to win the biggest ovation of the night.’ Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

scammy scamorza Scamozzian scampavia scamper scamperdown whale