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Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child.

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  1. a. Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child.
  2. adj. naughtily or annoyingly playful
  3. adj. deliberately causing harm or damage
  4. 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. This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably mischievous to society. South. Syn. -- Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious; destructive. -- Mis"chie*vous*ly, adv. -- Mis"chie*vous*ness, n.
  5. Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied wherethe evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child."Most mischievous foul sin." Shak.This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably mischievous tosociety. South.
  6. j:100 s. deliberately causing harm or damage