From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mischievous \Mis"chie*vous\ (m[i^]s"ch[-e]*v[u^]s), 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.
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This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably
mischievous to society. --South.
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Syn: Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious;
destructive.
[1913 Webster] -- {Mis"chie*vous*ly}, adv. --
{Mis"chie*vous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mischievousness
n 1: an attribute of mischievous children [syn: {naughtiness},
{mischievousness}, {badness}]
2: the trait of behaving like an imp [syn: {impishness},
{mischievousness}, {puckishness}, {whimsicality}]
3: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or
annoyance in others [syn: {mischief}, {mischief-making},
{mischievousness}, {deviltry}, {devilry}, {devilment},
{rascality}, {roguery}, {roguishness}, {shenanigan}]
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