Associations to the word «Mischievous»

Wiktionary

MISCHIEVOUS, adjective. Causing mischief; injurious.
MISCHIEVOUS, adjective. Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.

Dictionary definition

MISCHIEVOUS, adjective. Naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank".
MISCHIEVOUS, adjective. Deliberately causing harm or damage; "mischievous rumors and falsehoods".

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