mischievous
(adjective) deliberately causing harm or damage; “mischievous rumors and falsehoods”
arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked
(adjective) naughtily or annoyingly playful; “teasing and worrying with impish laughter”; “a wicked prank”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mischievous (comparative more mischievous, superlative most mischievous)
Causing mischief; injurious.
Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.
The spelling "misch(i)evious" and similar ones can be found since the 16th century, so the corresponding pronunciation is at least as old. But despite being common in a wide range of social classes today, these spellings and the corresponding pronunciation are still considered nonstandard and often viewed as incorrect.
• (causing mischief): harmful, hurtful, detrimental, noxious, pernicious, destructive; see also harmful
• (badly-behaved): badly-behaved, naughty
• mischevious
Source: Wiktionary
Mis"chie*vous, a.
Definition: Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child. "Most mischievous foul sin." Shak. This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably mischievous to society. South.
Syn.
– Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious; destructive.
– Mis"chie*vous*ly, adv.
– Mis"chie*vous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
