mischievous

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Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
24
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/
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/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/ · /ˈmɪs.t͡ʃə.vəs/ · /mɪsˈt͡ʃiː.vi.əs/ · /mɪsˈt͡ʃiː.vəs/

Definition of mischievous

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Causing mischief; injurious.
    “...; that good and bad actions at present are naturally rewarded and punished, not only as beneficial and mischievous to society, but also as virtuous and civious; ...”
    “On the whole, therefore, he concludes that the point of indulgence at which these self-passions or self-affections begin to be mischievous to the individual coincides with that at which they begin to be mischievous to society; ...”
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adj

  1. Causing mischief; injurious.
    “...; that good and bad actions at present are naturally rewarded and punished, not only as beneficial and mischievous to society, but also as virtuous and civious; ...”
    “On the whole, therefore, he concludes that the point of indulgence at which these self-passions or self-affections begin to be mischievous to the individual coincides with that at which they begin to be mischievous to society; ...”
  2. Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
    “Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved.”

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Etymology

From Middle English myschevous, mischevous, from Anglo-Norman meschevous, from Old French meschever, from mes- (“mis-”) + chever (“come to an end”) (from chef (“head”)). By surface analysis, mischief + -ous.

Anagrams of mischievous

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