2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mischievous \Mis"chie*vous\, a.
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
mischievously
adv : in a disobedient or naughty way "he behaved badly in
school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to
embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had
guests and was sent to his room" [syn: {badly}, {naughtily}]
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