MISCHIEVOUS


Meaning of MISCHIEVOUS in English

1.

A ~ person likes to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.

She rocks back and forth on her chair like a ~ child...

ADJ

~ly

Kathryn winked ~ly.

ADV: usu ADV with v

2.

A ~ act or suggestion is intended to cause trouble.

...a ~ campaign by the press to divide the ANC...

= malicious

ADJ

~ly

That does not require ‘massive’ military intervention, as some have ~ly claimed.

ADV: usu ADV with v

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