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adjective
1.
maliciously or playfully annoying.
2.
causing annoyance, harm, or trouble.
3.
roguishly or slyly teasing, as a glance.
4.
harmful or injurious.
Related forms
mis·chie·vous·ly, adverb
mis·chie·vous·ness, noun
non·mis·chie·vous, adjective
non·mis·chie·vous·ly, adverb
non·mis·chie·vous·ness, noun
EXPANDPronunciation note
Pronunciations of mischievous with stress on the second syllable:
[mis-chee-vee-uhs] or, less commonly, [mis-chee-vuhs], instead of on the first: [mis-chuh-vuhs], are usually considered nonstandard. The pronunciation [mis-chee-vee-uhs], with the additional syllable, occurs by analogy with such words as previous and devious.
Pronunciations of mischievous with stress on the second syllable:
[mis-chee-vee-uhs] or, less commonly, [mis-chee-vuhs], instead of on the first: [mis-chuh-vuhs], are usually considered nonstandard. The pronunciation [mis-chee-vee-uhs], with the additional syllable, occurs by analogy with such words as previous and devious.
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Mischievous
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Example Sentences
- Certainly some people are getting a lot of money due to the bad (or mischievous) work of the agencies.
- His mischievous antic is meant to convey, in his wry way, that even when honored one shouldn't take oneself too seriously.
- When he was young, he was handsome but rough and mischievous.
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Word Origin & History
mischievous
early 14c., "unfortunate, disastrous" (see mischief). Sense of "playfully malicious or annoying" first recorded 1670s. Related: Mischievously.
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