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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   Natasha

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   Veena

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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. Anibal Romero:

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

2. Lakshheish M Patel:

   As expected, SBI securities web trading platform pages have been made UNRESPONSIVE by them again today. SBI securities have no fear of any authority for such open mischievous dacoity being done with regularity

3. Rajkumar Hirani:

   I want to very strongly state that this is a false, malicious and mischievous story being spread with the sole intention of destroying my reputation.

4. Pamela Anderson:

   I've just signed with Next Modeling agency for commercials and appearances. That is funny. I've never felt pretty enough to be a model, i think I've provoked feelings with how I look. But not as a beauty but as a mischievous little rascal!

5. Nina Daniele:

   The Femlin’s this spontaneous, spunky, smart, mischievous, tiny little woman who sticks The Femlin in between places, the Femlin’s the life of the party … The Femlin has all of these wonderful characteristics, but The Femlin’s also imperious to society’s beliefs and restrictions. They do n’t apply to The Femlin … Society’s restrictions do n’t apply to any of us at all. We need to show society that women as a whole, we are imperious to those restrictions. That’s what The Femlin stands for. Even though I ’m on the cover, it’s me, but I ’m The Femlin. I am portraying what The Femlin stands for … It’s a homage to The Femlin and how Hugh Hefner in 2017 viewed women in society.

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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