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scallywag vs minor

minor vs scallywag

scallywag and minor both are nouns.

scallywag is not an adjective while minor is an adjective.

scallywag is not a verb while minor is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scallywag Yes No No No
minor Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, minor is a hypernym of scallywag; that is, minor is a word with a broader meaning than scallywag:
  • scallywag: one who is playfully mischievous
  • minor: a young person of either sex
Other hypernyms of scallywag include child, fry, kid, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster.
scallywag (noun) minor (noun)
one who is playfully mischievous a young person of either sex
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
scallywag (adjective) minor (adjective)
inferior in number or size or amount
lesser in scope or effect
not of legal age
(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
of lesser importance or stature or rank
of lesser seriousness or danger
of the younger of two boys with the same family name
relatively moderate, limited, or small
warranting only temporal punishment
scallywag (verb) minor (verb)
have as one's secondary field of study
Difference between scallywag and minor

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