The meaning of Mischievous

noun

A curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it.

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The result brings to mind support structures for vaulted arches (for instance gaudi's sagrada famil…

verb

Have the curved shape of an arch.

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A beautiful bridge that arched over a canal

adjective

Deliberately or affectedly playful and teasing.

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A somewhat arch tone of voice

adjective

Of poor quality or a low standard.

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A bad diet

adverb

Badly.

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He beat her up real bad

adjective

Unpleasant and causing difficulties

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Our holiday was spoiled by bad weather., we've just had some very bad news., watch out - he's in a …

adjective

Threatening harm; menacing.

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Bill shot a baleful glance in her direction

adjective

Threatening to do something bad or to hurt someone

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He gave me a baleful look., his baleful influence

adjective

Having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.

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Raw berries have an intensely bitter flavour

noun

Beer that is strongly flavoured with hops and has a bitter taste, brewed by top fermentation.

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A pint of bitter

adjective

Having a slightly stinging, strong taste, not salty or sweet

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The coffee was bitter., losing the election was a bitter disappointment., she has no bitterness abo…

adjective

(typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.

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Delinquent teenagers

noun

A delinquent person.

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Juvenile delinquents

adjective

Late in paying money owed

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She was delinquent in paying her taxes.

adjective

Refusing to obey rules or someone in authority.

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Larry was stern with disobedient employees

adjective

Not doing what you are told to do

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A disobedient child

adjective

Profoundly immoral and wicked.

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His evil deeds

noun

Profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force.

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His struggle against the forces of evil

noun

The condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type

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[ u ] a contest between good and evil, an evil ruler

adjective

Showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly.

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A hostile audience

adjective

Characterized by enmity or ill will

adjective

Showing strong dislike; unfriendly

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Her parents were openly hostile to me., the nevada desert is one of the most hostile regions in ame…

adjective

Unpleasant, unkind, or unfriendly

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The allegations are completely misguided and ill-natured., ill-natured critics harass them with que…

adjective

Inclined to do slightly naughty things for fun; mischievous.

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He had an impish look about him

adjective

Suggesting behavior that is playful but likely to upset other people

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He had an impish grin on his face.

adjective

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

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The glint of dark, malevolent eyes

adjective

Causing or wanting to cause harm or evil

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A malevolent juvenile delinquent

adjective

Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.

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He was found guilty of malicious damage

adjective

Having the nature of threatening evil

adjective

Intending to cause harm, esp. by hurting someone’s feelings or reputation

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He says she threatened him and spied on him, among other malicious activities.

adjective

Evil in nature or effect.

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She had a strong and malign influence

verb

Speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner.

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Don't you dare malign her in my presence

verb

To say things about someone or something that are harmful and usually not true

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He said he had been unfairly maligned by a few board members who wanted him fired.

adjective

Evil in nature or effect; malevolent.

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In the hands of malignant fate

adjective

(of a disease or tissue growing because of a disease) leading to death

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The pathologist’s report said the tumor was malignant.

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

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I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

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She felt mean not giving a tip

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

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Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

verb

(of a person, especially a child) fail to conduct oneself in an acceptable way; behave badly.

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Josh misbehaved, pushing his food off the table

verb

Present participle of misbehave

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I was always getting in trouble for misbehaving at school., if computer circuits are allowed to ove…

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

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Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell

noun

An unpleasant or harmful person or thing.

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A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties

Offensive or even (of persons) malicious

adjective

(especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient.

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You've been a really naughty boy

adjective

(esp. of children) behaving badly and not being obedient, or (esp. of behavior or language) not socially acceptable

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A naughty girl, a naughty word

adjective

When children are naughty, or their behaviour is naughty, they behave badly or do not do what they are told to do

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Now that's naughty - don't throw food on the floor!, our boss treats us all like naughty children.

adjective

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

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The pernicious influences of the mass media

adjective

Having a very harmful effect or influence

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The book focuses on the pernicious effects of slavery.

adjective

Fond of games and amusement; light-hearted.

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A playful tomboy who loves to dress up

adjective

Done as a form of play rather than intended seriously, or wanting to have a good time and not feeling serious

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She gave him a playful push., my mother was in a playful mood that day.

adjective

(of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.

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Poisonous chemicals

adjective

Very harmful and able to cause illness or death

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Poisonous chemicals, can you tell the difference between poisonous mushrooms and edible varieties?,…

adjective

Showing a fondness for practical jokes or mischievous acts.

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Flashes of prankish humour

adjective

Involving or relating to a prank (= a trick that is intended to be funny, but not to cause harm or damage)

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She has a very prankish sense of humour., stuntmen tend to be fun-loving and imaginatively prankish.

adjective

Playful, especially in a mischievous way.

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A puckish sense of humour

adjective

Liking to make jokes about other people and play silly tricks on them

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A puckish sense of humour, a puckish grin

adjective

Characterized by bitterness or resentment.

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Sixteen miserable months of rancorous disputes

adjective

Having or showing a feeling of hate and continuing anger about something in the past

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A rancorous dispute, government leaders appear increasingly rancorous.

adjective

Used to describe people or behaviour that you disapprove of but still like

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In the production, he plays raven's rascally younger brother., he was short with a rascally grin.

adjective

Characteristic of a dishonest or unprincipled person.

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He led a roguish and uncertain existence

adjective

Behaving in a way that is slightly bad or wrong, but that is not too serious

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His eyes were bright blue with a roguish twinkle in them., in all these novels, there's a roguish d…

adjective

Showing or caused by malice.

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The teachers made spiteful little jokes about me

adjective

Wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, especially in a small way, because you feel angry towards them

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A spiteful child, that was a spiteful thing to say!

adjective

Intended to provoke or make fun of someone in a playful way.

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Teasing comments

verb

Make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way.

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I used to tease her about being so house-proud

verb

Present participle of tease

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I used to hate being teased about my red hair when i was at school., i was just teasing, i didn't m…

adjective

Causing difficulty or annoyance.

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Schools are removing troublesome pupils

adjective

Causing worry or anxiety

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The troublesome fact is that we haven’t gotten much done., his back has been troublesome for quite …

adjective

Seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury.

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A vengeful ex-con

adjective

Desiring to hurt someone, often violently, in order to punish that person for having hurt you

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We are not vengeful people but we want justice.

adjective

(of an animal, especially a snake) secreting venom; capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting.

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A leading expert on venomous snakes

adjective

A venomous snake, insect, etc., produces venom (= a poisonous liquid that can be put into another animal's body by biting or stinging)

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Possible hazards include mosquitoes, sandflies, and venomous snakes., the florida cottonmouth snake…

adjective

Causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry.

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The vexatious questions posed by software copyrights

adjective

Vexatious legal complaints are not serious but are annoying to deal with

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70% of firms thought more employees were bringing weak and vexatious claims against their employers.

adjective

Having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.

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The criticism was both vindictive and personalized

adjective

Filled with bitter criticism or malice.

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Vitriolic attacks on the politicians

adjective

Humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner.

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A waggish riposte

adjective

Evil or morally wrong.

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A wicked and unscrupulous politician

verb

Absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

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Garments that wick moisture away from the skin

adjective

Morally wrong and bad

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He was a wicked, ruthless, and dishonest man., she has a wicked sense of humor., the demands of fun…