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mischievous

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English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishmyschevous,mischevous, fromAnglo-Normanmeschevous, fromOld Frenchmeschever, frommes-(mis-) +chever(come to an end) (fromchef(head)). Bysurface analysis,mischief +‎-ous.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/,/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃə.vəs/
  • Audio(US):(file)
  • (nonstandard)/mɪs.ˈt͡ʃiː.vi.əs/(often along with the nonstandard spellingsmischievious and/ormischevious)
  • (dated)/mɪs.ˈt͡ʃiː.vəs/

Adjective

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mischievous (comparativemoremischievous,superlativemostmischievous)

  1. Causingmischief;injurious.
    • 1793, Joseph Butler,The Analogy of Religion:
      ...; that good and bad actions at present are naturally rewarded and punished, not only as beneficial andmischievous to society, but also as virtuous and civious; ...
    • 1892, Henry Sidgwick,Outlines of the History of Ethics:
      On the whole, therefore, he concludes that the point of indulgence at which these self-passions or self-affections begin to bemischievous to the individual coincides with that at which they begin to be mischievous to society; ...
  2. Troublesome,cheeky,badlybehaved,impish,disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in aplayful way and liking tohave fun by playingharmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
    Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was alwaysmischievous and badly behaved.

Usage notes

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The spelling "misch(i)evious" and similar ones can be found since the 16th century, so the corresponding pronunciation is at least as old. But despite being common in a wide range of social classes today, these spellings and the corresponding pronunciation are still considered nonstandard and often viewed as incorrect.

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Derived terms

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Translations

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causing mischief
naughty
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