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Mischievous - Coggle Diagram
Mischievous
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Definitions
Lexical definitions
Noun (of a person, animal, or their behavior) causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way.
1.ADJ.
A mischievous person likes to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
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Word Classes
Noun
Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful.
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Etymology
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From Anglo-Norman French meschevous, from Old French meschever ‘come to an unfortunate end’.
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Meaning and context
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Stylistic meaning
"Mischievous" is an adjective commonly used to describe a slightly bad, yet not serious, behavior.
Lexical Relations
Antonyms
Quiet, obedient, discipline, moral, right, good, righteous.
Synonyms
- Adj. naughty, bad, troublesome, wayward.
- Adj.malicious, damaging, vicious, destructive.