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US
/ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
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[ UK /mˈɪstʃɪvəs/ ]
[ UK /mˈɪstʃɪvəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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deliberately causing harm or damage
mischievous rumors and falsehoods -
naughtily or annoyingly playful
teasing and worrying with impish laughter
a wicked prank
How To Use mischievous In A Sentence
- Brunhild, a mischievous, strong-minded goldfish (the voice of Noah Cyrus, Miley's younger sister), is determined to become a little girl when she's rescued from a jar and befriended by Sosuke (the voice of Frankie Jonas, the Jonas Brothers 'kid brother), a plucky, self-reliant 5-year-old. No Time's Right for 'Traveler's Wife'
- It's almost too much to take in when some mischievous monkeys try to hitch a ride with us. The Sun
- Like jays and crows, their cousins, magpies are mischievous and bold.
- Worsted in this war of love Shiva punished the mischievous god of love Madana for aiding that maiden by causing springtime to appear on the scene before its wonted time.
- When I turned around, Charlie was still standing at the counter with a mischievous gleam in his dark eyes.
- That he announced this with a mischievous grin can be interpreted as you choose. Times, Sunday Times
- Witty and warm with a mischievous twinkle in his eye. The Sun
- The mischievous glint has returned to the eye of Freddie Burns. Times, Sunday Times
- It just seems as if Mother Earth had become young again, and was tossing her babies up to the summer sky, and the wind played hide-and-seek, or peep-bo, or some other ridiculous game, with them, and made the summer babies as glad and as mischievous as himself. My War Experiences in Two Continents
- His skeletal appearance belies a mischievous sense of humour. Times, Sunday Times