2 entries found for mischievous.
mis·chie·vous  ( P ) Pronunciation Key (m s ch -vs)
adj. - Causing mischief.
- Playful in a naughty or teasing way.
- Troublesome; irritating: a mischievous prank.
- Causing harm, injury, or damage: mischievous rumors and falsehoods.
See Also: K Henry
[Middle English mischevous, from mischef, mischief. See mischief.]
mischie·vous·ly adv.
mischie·vous·ness n. |
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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"
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