mischievious

Definitions

Adjective. [C1]

Examples

“'a want⟳ of food must and will keep⟳ the popular mind⟳ in such a state of irritability as to be easily worked upon by mischievious men'”

“Jenny and Lenny, the mischievious twins, With muddied knees and gap-toothed grins, And rumbling tummies - they lick their lips, It's time for fish⟳ fingers, beans and chips.”

“In French, the meanings of malicieux and malice have⟳ changed to mean⟳ mischievious and mischieviousness, with an implication of cleverness and perhaps a little teasing.”

“Most children are mischievious, in one way or another, but the boy in this book hatches a plan⟳ like⟳ no other, and invites some friends for dinner.”

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