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What (who) is mischievously - definition
mischievously
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Mischievous
WRONGFUL ACT OR PETTY ANNOYANCE
Malicious mischief; Criminal Mischief; Mischievousness; Mischievous; Mischiefs; Waggishly; Waggishness; Criminal mischief; Waggish
·adj Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful;
- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child.
mischievous
WRONGFUL ACT OR PETTY ANNOYANCE
Malicious mischief; Criminal Mischief; Mischievousness; Mischievous; Mischiefs; Waggishly; Waggishness; Criminal mischief; Waggish
['m?st??v?s]
¦ adjective
1. causing or disposed to mischief.
2. intended to cause harm or trouble.
Derivatives
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 (m?s't?i:v??s).
Examples of use of mischievously
1. Buckley mischievously replied: About as long as you have been an economist.
2. "You could be our attack dog against New Labour," said Osborne, mischievously.
3. "It was dishonestly presented and mischievously edited to present a pre–conceived view.
4. Pat Moynihan wondered mischievously÷ What about atlases, which are books of maps?
5. Ranjitsinghi was not, as I mischievously suggested, Ranjitsinghi–y, but, for some reason, Smith.