mischievous
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mischievous /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/
▶adjective
- 1 causing or disposed to mischief.
- 2 intended to cause harm or trouble.
– derivatives
mischievously adverb,
mischievousness noun.
mischievously adverb,
mischievousness noun.
– origin ME (orig. ‘unfortunate or calamitous’, later ‘having harmful effects’): from Anglo-Norman Fr. meschevous, from OFr. meschever (see mischief).
usage: Mischievous is a three-syllable word; do not pronounce it with four syllables, as if it were spelled mischievious (/mɪsˈtʃiːvɪəs/).
'mischievous' also found in these Oxford entries:
bogey
- boggart
- cantrip
- cut
- devilish
- gamine
- goblin
- gremlin
- hellion
- hobgoblin
- horror
- imp
- impish
- lark
- leprechaun
- monkey
- monkey business
- monkey tricks
- perisher
- prank
- Puck
- puckish
- rapscallion
- rascal
- rip
- Robin Goodfellow
- rogue
- roguish
- scallywag
- scamp
- scapegrace
- shrewd
- tinker
- trick
- tricksy
- tyke
- varmint
- wag
- waggish
- wicked
