mischievous

Speech parts

1. mischievous - Adjective

2. mischievous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

harmful destructive detrimental pernicious hurtful arch naughty wicked noxious pixilated prankish puckish impish archer foxy
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Antonyms

beneficent just good noble godly therapeutical
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Phrases with the word

be mischievous mischievous pranks mischievous wrongdoing extremely mischievous mischievous quality mischievous child

Anagrams

mischevious

Examples

As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions of policy into the Constitution, no matter how deeply I may cherish them or how mischievous I may deem their disregard. Felix Frankfurter

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. Benjamin Franklin

Surely all God's people, however serious and savage, great or small, like to play. Whales and elephants, dancing, humming gnats, and invisibly small mischievous microbes, - all are warm with divine radium and must have lots of fun in them. John Muir

Once when Phocion had delivered an opinion which pleased the people,... he turned to his friend and said, "Have I not unawares spoken some mischievous thing or other?" Plutarch

If at all God's gaze falls upon us all it's with a mischievous grin, look at him. Dave Matthews

A mischievous dog must be tied short. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

mischieve mischieving mischievious mischievous boy mischievous child mischievous person