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- Dictionaryrogue/rəʊɡ/
noun
- 1. a dishonest or unprincipled man: "you are a rogue and an embezzler" Similar
- 2. an elephant or other large wild animal living apart from the herd and having savage or destructive tendencies: "a rogue elephant"
verb
- 1. remove inferior or defective plants or seedlings from (a crop): "the sowing has to be rogued to remove aberrant seedlings"
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ROGUE definition: 1. behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a way that causes damage: 2. A…. Learn more.
The meaning of ROGUE is resembling or suggesting a rogue elephant especially in being isolated, aberrant, dangerous, or uncontrollable. How to use rogue in a sentence.
ROGUE meaning: 1. behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a way that causes damage: 2. A…. Learn more.
Rogue definition: no longer obedient, belonging, or accepted and hence not controllable or answerable; renegade. See examples of ROGUE used in a sentence.
rogue in British English. (rəʊɡ ) noun. 1. a dishonest or unprincipled person; rascal; scoundrel. 2. often humorous. a mischievous or wayward person, often a child; scamp. 3. a crop plant which is inferior, diseased, or of a different, unwanted variety.
ROGUE definition: not behaving in the way that is expected or wanted: . Learn more.
There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word rogue, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
A rogue is a sneaky person who has tricks up his sleeve, not like a magician, but like someone who would steal your wallet or cheat at cards. Dishonesty won’t get you far in life, unless you are a rogue who survives by lying and exploiting others.
1. a dishonest or unprincipled person, esp a man; rascal; scoundrel. 2. often jocular a mischievous or wayward person, often a child; scamp.
n. a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel. a playfully mischievous person; scamp: The youngest boys are little rogues. a tramp or vagabond. a rogue elephant or other animal of similar disposition. Genetics, Zoology [ Biol.]a usually inferior organism, esp. a plant, varying markedly from the normal. v.i.
