adjective · rare

mischievous

mis·chie·vous

mischievous · more mischievous · most mischievous

пустотливий, бешкетний

озорной, непослушный, шаловливый, пакостный

schädlich, frech, dreist, boshaft

Causing mischief; injuriousCausing mischief; injurious.

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/mɪsˈt͡ʃiː.vi.əs/

» Tom is quite a mischievous child.

Том — досить пустотлива дитина.

Meaning

2 senses

Causing mischief; injurious.
boshaft, schädlich
пакостныйpakostnyj
deliberately causing harm or damage
Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved.
unartig, ungehorsam, dreist
озорно́йozornój, непослу́шныйneposlúšnyj, шаловли́выйšalovlívyj
бешке́тнийbeškétnyj, пустотли́вийpustotlývyj

Examples

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Tom is quite a mischievous child.
Том — досить пустотлива дитина.
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Tom gave Mary a mischievous smile.
ruТом улыбнулся Мэри озорной улыбкой.
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Tom is in a mischievous mood.
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Tom is mischievous, but Mary isn't.
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Tom was mischievous, but Mary wasn't.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

naughty:

Русский

By meaning 2

causing mischief:

naughty:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

causing mischief:

naughty:

Origin

From Middle English myschevous, mischevous, from Anglo-Norman meschevous, from Old French

From Middle English myschevous, mischevous, from Anglo-Norman meschevous, from Old French meschever, from mes- (“mis-”) + chever (“come to an end”) (from chef (“head”)). By surface analysis, mischief + -ous.

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