MISCHIEVOUS

mischievous. Mischievous, a. hurtfully, wickedly, vilely

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Mis″chie‐vous (mĭs″chē̍‐vŭs), a. Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; — now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child. “Most mischievous foul sin.” Shak. This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably mischievous to society. South. Syn. — Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious; destructive. — Mis″chie‐vous‐ly, adv. — Mis″chie‐vous‐ness, n.