All 4 Uses of
rogue
in
Great Expectations
- "I'd be a match for all noodles and all rogues," returned my sister, beginning to work herself into a mighty rage.†
Chpt 15
- And I couldn't be a match for the rogues, without being a match for you, who are the blackest-looking and the worst rogue between this and France.†
Chpt 15
- And I couldn't be a match for the rogues, without being a match for you, who are the blackest-looking and the worst rogue between this and France.†
Chpt 15 *
- "If that makes a judge of rogues, you ought to be a good'un."†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(rogue) not normal and possibly dangerous -- possibly aloneThe exact meaning of rogue can depend upon its context. For example:
- "a rogue state" -- (politics) a dangerous country that ignores international conventions
- "a rogue animal" -- (especially of an elephant) dangerous and not living with or like its kind
- "a rogue trader" -- (finance) an employee who makes unauthorized and improper securities trades
- "a rogue wave" -- (oceanography) a dangerous wave that is much larger than others around it
- "rogue cells" -- (biology) tumor cells
- "He is a rouge." -- someone who is deceitful and unprincipled (though possibly liked despite that)