Mis"chie*vous (m&ibreve;s"ch&esl;*vŭs), a. Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child. "Most mischievous foul sin." Shak. This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably
mischievous to society. South. Syn. --
Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious; destructive. -- Mis"chie*vous*ly,
adv. -- Mis"chie*vous*ness, n.
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