Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - mischievous
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Mischievous
mischievous
~ adj 1 liking to have fun, especially by playing tricks on people or doing things to annoy or embarrass them (a mischievous boy | mischievous smile/expression etc) (Gabby looked at him with a mischievous grin.) 2 causing trouble or quarrels deliberately (a mischievous remark) - mischievously adv - mischievousness n
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1. A mischievous person likes to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do. She rocks back and forth on her chair like a mischievous child... ADJ • mischievously Kathryn winked mischievously. ADV: usu ADV with v 2. A mischievous act or suggestion is intended to cause trouble. ...a mischievous campaign by the press to divide the ANC... = malicious ADJ • mischievously That does not require ‘massive’ military intervention, as some have mischievously claimed. ADV: usu ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Date: 14th century 1. harmful, injurious ~ gossip 2. a. able or tending to cause annoyance, trouble, or minor injury b. irresponsibly playful ~ behavior • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Usage: A pronunciation mis-?che-ve-?s and a consequent spelling mischievious are of long standing: evidence for the spelling goes back to the 16th century. Our pronunciation files contain modern attestations ranging from dialect speakers to Herbert Hoover. But both the pronunciation and the spelling are still considered nonstandard. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 (of a person) disposed to mischief. 2 (of conduct) playfully malicious. 3 (of a thing) having harmful effects. Derivatives mischievously adv. mischievousness n. Etymology: ME f. AF meschevous f. OF meschever: see MISCHIEF ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. вредный mischievous rumour —- вредный слух mischievous tongue —- злой язык 2. озорной, шаловливый mischievous tricks (pranks) —- озорные проделки, озорство as mischievous as a monkey —- озорной (проказливый), как мартышка 3. редк. злонамеренный, злобный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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