Origin: Latin
suffix -ous
Mischievous has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
naughtily or annoyingly playful
"teasing and worrying with impish laughter"
"a wicked prank"
2
deliberately causing harm or damage
"mischievous rumors and falsehoods"
3
Causing mischief; injurious.
Example Sentences
"teasing and worrying with impish laughter"
adjective
"a wicked prank"
adjective
"mischievous rumors and falsehoods"
adjective
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