mischievous
Adjective Satellite
- naughtily or annoyingly playful
- deliberately causing harm or damage
- "mischievous rumors and falsehoods"
Adj
- Causing mischief; injurious.
- 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.
Examples
- Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
arch, impish, implike, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked, badly-behaved, destructive, detrimental, harmful, hurtful, naughty, noxious, pernicious
Scrabble Score: 21
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mischievous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary