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| rogue [ rōg ] |
noun (plural rogues) |
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1. somebody dishonest: an unscrupulous or dishonest person, especially somebody who is also likable
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2. somebody mischievous: a mischievously playful person, especially a naughty child
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3. dangerous solitary animal: a vicious or uncontrolled animal that lives apart from the rest of its herd or group
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4. botany biologically inferior variant: a plant that is a biologically inferior variant of its type
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adjective |
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1. unorthodox and unpredictable: acting independently and using unorthodox methods that are unpredictable and are likely to cause trouble
  a rogue trader
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2. dangerous and solitary: describes an animal that is vicious and uncontrolled and lives apart from the rest of the herd or group
a rogue male
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3. botany stray: describes a plant that is inferior and unwanted
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transitive verb (3rd person present singular rogues, present participle roguing, past and past participle rogued) |
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agriculture plants clear plants: to remove inferior plants from a crop or a group of plants
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| [Mid-16th century. < ?] |
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