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as in wicked
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness
the children had been so mischievous that we had to pay the babysitter extra and then clean up the mess
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as in naughty
engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior
punished for their mischievous tricks on the neighbors
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as in dangerous
causing or capable of causing harm
mischievous gossip that ruined a good teacher's reputation
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Recent Examples of mischievous
Special thirst-mention to that mischievous twink Jonny Bailey, and that French Olympic pole vaulter’s, well…ample pole.
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Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Some of the Weasley’s in particular, of which there are six brothers including mischievous twins Fred and George, could be drawn from those who don’t quite make the cut as Ron.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
By Shirley Li During his fourth time hosting Saturday Night Live, Chris Rock brought a particularly magnetic and mischievous energy—one that showed his mastery of being a good-natured troll.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2024
The actor, 67, reflected on playing mischievous but mindless criminal Marv in the hit holiday classic while speaking to Entertainment Tonight.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Some of the Weasley’s in particular, of which there are six brothers including mischievous twins Fred and George, could be drawn from those who don’t quite make the cut as Ron.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
By Shirley Li During his fourth time hosting Saturday Night Live, Chris Rock brought a particularly magnetic and mischievous energy—one that showed his mastery of being a good-natured troll.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2024
The actor, 67, reflected on playing mischievous but mindless criminal Marv in the hit holiday classic while speaking to Entertainment Tonight.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mischievous
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Like what odd specificity made that person's laugh and made that wicked part of their sense of humor shine or pissed you off like nobody else?—
Rachel Martin,
NPR,
12 Jan. 2025
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Neighbor-bully-jerkface Trey takes the bolt cutters to the tunnel’s electrical whatchamacallits, which causes a minor explosion and opens up that wicked grate that got Matty in ’94.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
11 Jan. 2025
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Making things worse, someone out there was naughty, preventing Santa from conducting his typical year-end rally in the stock market.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2025
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A little naughty and a little nice, the delectable scent spotlights black cherry, Bourbon vanilla, hazelnut and almond cream.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Hurts is incredibly dangerous with his legs, rushing for 630 yards and 14 TDs this season.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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As the winter storms progress, more updates are expected from local authorities to guide residents and travelers through potentially dangerous conditions.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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Regular nail maintenance not only protects your surfaces but also your skin from their playful scratches.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Jan. 2025
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Demure and Mindful At Liam's Den & Bubble Bar inside the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian Resort inside the Palazzo Tower in Las Vegas, this cocktail is light, playful, and sweet with just the right level of tang — much like romance.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Some of them haven't been that bad, and some of them have been egregious.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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That wasn't as bad as forecast, especially in areas south of the city, where temperatures rose enough to prevent icing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In an October 2022 article in the Montreal Gazette, Bryn Austin, a professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, highlighted how BMI can lead to harmful outcomes.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Market intervention is always and everywhere harmful simply because markets are people.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Enter the impish, shaggy-haired son of an Austrian police officer.—
Danielle Friedman,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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So Link’s Awakening is a careful balance of impish humor and light danger — much like David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, which inspired the game (and its dreamworld owls).—
Ashley Bardhan,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2024
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Some animals experienced adverse effects after consuming 150-300 milligrams (mg) of sulforaphane per kilogram (kg) of body weight.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, LD,
Health,
11 Jan. 2025
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The recall classification for the nuggets is Class 2, meaning that the products contain something that could cause temporary adverse health consequences to people who are exposed to it.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Mischievous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mischievous. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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