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mischievous

misc·hie·vous

UK/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/ US/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃə.vəs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

naughtily or annoyingly playful

  • “teasing and worrying with impish laughter”
  • “a wicked prank”
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2.

badly behaved

  • “he was saucy and mischievous in school”
  • “a naughty boy”
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3.

deliberately causing harm or damage

  • “mischievous rumors and falsehoods”
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Origin

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.

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