Definitions for Mischievous
ˈmɪs tʃə vəs; mɪsˈtʃi vi əsmis·chievous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wickedadjective

   naughtily or annoyingly playful

   "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank"

2. mischievousadjective

   deliberately causing harm or damage

   "mischievous rumors and falsehoods"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. mischievousadjective

   Causing mischief; injurious.

2. mischievousadjective

   Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.

   Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mischievousadjective

   Etymology: from mischief.

   1. Harmful; hurtful; destructive; noxious; pernicious; injurious; wicked.

   This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably mischievous to society. Robert South, Sermons.

   I’m but a half-strain’d villain yet;
   But mongrel mischievous. Dryden.

   He had corrupted or deluded most of his servants, telling them that their master was run mad; that he had disinherited his heir, and was going to settle his estate upon a parish-boy; that if he did not look after their master he would do some very mischievous thing. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of John Bull.

   2.Spiteful; malicious. Robert Ainsworth

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mischievous

   Mischief or malicious mischief is the name for a criminal offenses that is defined differently in different legal jurisdictions. While the wrongful acts will often involve what is popularly described as vandalism, there can be a legal differentiation between vandalism and mischief. The etymology of the word comes from Old French meschief, which means "misfortune", from meschever, "to end badly".

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1. mischievous

   Mischievous refers to an individual, action, or behavior that is playful or teasing in a slightly naughty or harmful way. It often involves causing minor damage, annoyance, or inconvenience for fun, amusement, or out of a sense of curiosity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mischievousadjective

   causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child

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1. Mischievous

   Mischievious vs. Mischievous -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Mischievious and Mischievous.

Anagrams for Mischievous »

1. mischevious

How to pronounce Mischievous?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mischievous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mischievous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Mischievous in a Sentence

1. Hassan Rouhani:

   We are prepared for all scenarios and no change will occur in our lives next week, if we can get what we want from a deal without America, then Iran will continue to remain committed to the deal. What Iran wants is our interests to be guaranteed by its non-American signatories ... In that case, getting rid of America's mischievous presence will be fine for Iran.

2. Abubakr Ali:

   There was this thing that manifested itself in the Muslim community where we had to put on this really toxic smile everywhere we went to let everyone around us know that we aren't a threat, acting is a space where I can allow the rest of myself to exist. I don't always have to be this smiley person. I can be bad, mischievous, I can be angry. It allows the rest of my humanity to thrive, which as a kid I really longed for.

3. Anibal Romero:

   She was a normal kid -- happy and mischievous, like most children, she had many dreams. She was very smart.

4. Jeff Meyer:

   pixel, n.: A mischievous, magical spirit associated with screen displays. The computer industry has frequently borrowed from mythology: Witness the sprites in computer graphics, the demons in artificial intelligence, and the trolls in the marketing department.

5. Socrates:

   I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul. I tell you that virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money and every other good of man, public as well as private. This is my teaching, and if this is the doctrine which corrupts the youth, I am a mischievous person.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Mischievous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mischievous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Mischievous
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischievous
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mischievous