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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mis•chie•vous /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/USA pronunciation adj. - maliciously or playfully annoying:The mischievous boys stole apples from the neighbor's tree.
- slyly teasing:a mischievous look.
- harmful;
causing trouble.
mis•chie•vous•ly, adv. mis•chie•vous•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mis•chie•vous (mis′chə vəs),USA pronunciation adj. - maliciously or playfully annoying.
- causing annoyance, harm, or trouble.
- roguishly or slyly teasing, as a glance.
- harmful or injurious.
- Anglo-French meschevous. See mischief, -ous
- 1300–50; Middle English mischevous
Pronunciations of mischievous with stress on the second syllable: (mis chē′vē əs)USA pronunciation or, less commonly, (mis chē′vəs),USA pronunciation instead of on the first: (mis′chə vəs),USA pronunciation are usually considered nonstandard. The pronunciation (mis chē′vē əs),USA pronunciation with the additional syllable, occurs by analogy with such words as previous and devious. |