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BNC: 11564 COCA: 13916

mischievous

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
mischievous /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/ adjective
mischievous
/ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
adjective
Learner's definition of MISCHIEVOUS
[more mischievous; most mischievous]
: causing or tending to cause annoyance or minor harm or damage捣乱的;胡闹的
: showing a playful desire to cause trouble恶作剧的;淘气的;顽皮的
: intended to harm someone or someone's reputation恶意中伤的

— mischievously

adverb

— mischievousness

noun [noncount]
BNC: 11564 COCA: 13916

mischievous

adjective

mis·​chie·​vous ˈmis-chə-vəs How to pronounce mischievous (audio)
ˈmish-;
nonstandard
mis-ˈchē-vē-əs How to pronounce mischievous (audio)
mish-
1
: harmful, injurious
mischievous gossip
2
a
: able or tending to cause annoyance, trouble, or minor injury
b
: irresponsibly playful
mischievous behavior
mischievously adverb
mischievousness noun
Mischievous vs. Mischievious: Usage Guide

A pronunciation \mis-ˈchē-vē-əs\ and a consequent spelling mischievious are of long standing: evidence for the spelling goes back to the 16th century. Our pronunciation files contain modern attestations ranging from dialect speakers to Herbert Hoover. But both the pronunciation and the spelling are still considered nonstandard.

Example Sentences

In passing the test of killing itself if infected, cancerous or genetically mischievous, a cell by definition dies. Matt Ridley, Genome, 1999 … Pedro Martinez, could be found in the dugout, usually wearing sneakers instead of spikes, his tongue flying about as fiercely as one of his mischievous fastballs. Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated, 11 Oct. 1999 Setsu grew, too, from a mischievous, laughing little girl into a gay, willful, pretty girl. Pearl S. Buck, The Big Wave, 1947 the children had been so mischievous that we had to pay the babysitter extra and then clean up the mess punished for their mischievous tricks on the neighbors
Recent Examples on the Web Still, the 1940 Pinocchio does have a mischievous streak, along with his famed penchant for untruth. David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2022 Charles presents himself with considerable reserve, with little of the mischievous humor the queen at times displayed. Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 One month to the day of her injury, Bueckers could smile, crack a mischievous joke here and there. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Sep. 2022 Indeed to sanctify your memory would be to miss out on the very core of your being, your wonderfully mischievous sense of humor with a laugh that bent you double. Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 31 Aug. 2022 Some say this is the best time to be in the stadium: less regimented, a little more mischievous (in the stands, at least). Leena Kim, Town & Country, 28 Aug. 2022 Ackles played the mischievous-but-understanding, shirt-jacket-loving Dean Winchester for a full 15 seasons, right up until the show aired its series finale in 2020. Carrie Wittmer, Men's Health, 20 July 2022 Now consider Janis Joplin’s rendition: intense, unmoored, intriguing, mischievous. Liza Weisstuch, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2022 Mottley, who was then 52, can appear mischievous in the moments before her bluntest declarations, but on this evening her steely side showed. Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 27 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see mischief

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mischievous was in the 14th century
BNC: 11564 COCA: 13916

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