mischievous

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/

The English word “mischievous” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

Causing mischief; injurious.
Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.

Etymology

From Middle English myschevous, mischevous, from Anglo-Norman meschevous, from Old French meschever, from mes- (“mis-”) + chever (“come to an end”) (from chef (“head”)). By surface analysis, mischief + -ous.

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