mischevious

adj

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of mischievous and mischievious.

   “'Tis mischevious and cruel: it disturbs whole Families, distracts the Brains of credulous People, and puts them in continuous Fear, and in Danger of their Lives:”

   “That in actions for damages for libel, where the truth is pleaded and given in evidence, if it be found that the same was written or published properly for public information, and with no malicious or mischevious motives, the jury may find for the defendant or defendants...”

   “One young Swede, whose English consisted wholly in the simple affirmative, "yes, O yes," and which he used to every interrogation, is beheld seated between two mischevious young lads, who are plying him with questions.”

   “When Ginger came home from the pet store, she was scared! But she soon made friends with Alice, the most mischievous gerbil she'd ever met! What kind of crazy adventures will she become part of?”