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mischievousness
(encz) | mischievousness,darebnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Mischievousness
(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.
[1913 Webster]
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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mischievousness
(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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Mischievousness
(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.
[1913 Webster]
This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably
mischievous to society. --South.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious;
destructive.
[1913 Webster] -- Mis"chie*vous*ly, adv. --
Mis"chie*vous*ness, n.
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