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2 entries found for mischievous.

mis·chie·vous   Audio pronunciation of "mischievous" ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (msch-vs)
adj.
  1. Causing mischief.
  2. Playful in a naughty or teasing way.
  3. Troublesome; irritating: a mischievous prank.
  4. Causing harm, injury, or damage: mischievous rumors and falsehoods.

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[Middle English mischevous, from mischef, mischief. See mischief.]
mischie·vous·ly adv.
mischie·vous·ness n.

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Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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mischievous

adj 1: naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter" [syn: impish, implike, pixilated, prankish, puckish] 2: badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy" [syn: naughty] 3: deliberately causing harm or damage; "mischievous rumors and falsehoods"


Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

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