mischievous

adjective

/ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/

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enjoying playing tricks and annoying people synonym naughty
- a mischievous boy
- a mischievous grin/smile/look
- Her eyes danced with mischievous amusement.
- She looked slightly mischievous.
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
(formal) (of an action or a statement) causing trouble, such as damaging somebody’s reputation
- mischievous lies/gossip

Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French meschevous, from Old French meschever ‘come to an unfortunate end’, from mes- ‘adversely’ + chever ‘come to an end’ (from chef ‘head’). The early sense was ‘unfortunate ’or‘ calamitous’, later ‘having harmful effects’; the sense ‘playfully troublesome’ dates from the late 17th cent.

单词	mischievous
释义	mischievous adjective /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/ /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/ jump to other results enjoying playing tricks and annoying people synonym naughty a mischievous boy a mischievous grin/smile/look Her eyes danced with mischievous amusement. She looked slightly mischievous. Topics Personal qualitiesc2 (formal) (of an action or a statement) causing trouble, such as damaging somebody’s reputation mischievous lies/gossip Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French meschevous, from Old French meschever ‘come to an unfortunate end’, from mes- ‘adversely’ + chever ‘come to an end’ (from chef ‘head’). The early sense was ‘unfortunate ’or‘ calamitous’, later ‘having harmful effects’; the sense ‘playfully troublesome’ dates from the late 17th cent.
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