mischievousadjective
uk/ˈmɪs.tʃɪ.vəs/us/ˈmɪs.tʃə.vəs/behaving in a way, or describing behaviour, that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage:
She has a mischievous sense of humour.
a book about the mischievous antics of his ten-year-old daughter
expressing or suggesting mischief:
a mischievous grin
used to describe behaviour or words that are intended to cause harm or trouble:
I think these rumours are mischievous.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bad but attractive
- cheeky
- devilish
- devilment
- impish
- juicy
- mischief
- primrose
- puckish
- rascal
- roguish
- sinful
- the primrose path idiom
- wicked
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Bad and wrong behaviour
mischievously
adverb uk/ˈmɪs.tʃɪ.vəs.li/us/ˈmɪs.tʃə.vəs.li/
to grin mischievously
mischievousness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈmɪs.tʃɪ.vəs.nəs/us/ˈmɪs.tʃə.vəs.nəs/