mischievous

  • 21mischievous — [ˈmɪstʃɪvəs] adj a mischievous person, especially a child, enjoys having fun by causing trouble mischievously adv …

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  • 22mischievous — mis•chie•vous [[t]ˈmɪs tʃə vəs[/t]] adj. 1) maliciously or playfully annoying 2) causing annoyance, harm, or trouble 3) roguishly or slyly teasing, as a glance 4) harmful; injurious • Etymology: 1300–50; ME mischevous < AF meschevous. See… …

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  • 23mischievous — /ˈmɪstʃəvəs / (say mischuhvuhs) adjective 1. fond of mischief, as children. 2. roguishly or archly teasing, as speeches, glances, etc. 3. maliciously annoying, as persons, actions, etc. 4. harmful or injurious: a mischievous policy. {Middle… …

  • 24mischievous — Synonyms and related words: annoying, arch, artful, bad, baleful, baneful, bothering, bothersome, corroding, corrosive, corrupting, corruptive, counterproductive, damaging, dangerous, deadly, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, devilish,… …

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  • 25mischievous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. playful, roguish, prankish; see naughty , rude 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. naughty, impish, devilish, prankish, roguish, playful, troublemaking, rascally, sportive, boyish, puckish. ANT.: angelic, well behaved …

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  • 26mischievous — mis·chie·vous || mɪstʃɪvÉ™s adj. naughty, teasing; harmful, destructive; playfully annoying, vexing …

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  • 27mischievous — a. 1. Hurtful, injurious, detrimental, pernicious, destructive, noxious, harmful. 2. Vicious, wicked, sinful, malicious. 3. Troublesome, vexatious, annoying, naughty …

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  • 28mischievous — adj 1. harmful, injurious, hurtful, damaging, scatheful; pernicious, detrimental, baleful, deleterious, baneful; noxious, venomous, poisonous, malign, malignant. 2. impish, waggish, prankish, elfish, puckish; naughty, roguish, scampish, arch,… …

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  • 29mischievous — mis·chie·vous …

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  • 30mischievous —   Kolohe.   Also: ho okolohe, āpiki, eu, epa, hū eu, lapa, maka le a, lapuwale, e e e, honole. See saying, maka ā …

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