All 5 Uses of
rogue
in
Crime and Punishment
- "He's a rogue!" shouted the peasant woman.†
Chpt 2.6 *
- He is a rogue and no mistake.†
Chpt 2.6
- A regular rogue!†
Chpt 2.6
- But what a rogue that Raskolnikov is!†
Chpt 6.6
- He may be a successful rogue in time when he's got over his nonsense.†
Chpt 6.6
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)