mischievious

comparative more mischievious · superlative most mischievious

1. alternativenonstandardAlternative form of mischievous.

   “In short there id be no ind to tellin' all his pranks, an' all the mischievyous tricks he played.”

   1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 525

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   'a want of food must and will keep the popular mind in such a state of irritability as to be easily worked upon by mischievious men'

   1795, a correspondent to the Home Office; quoted in 2014, John Stevenson, Popular Disturbances in England 1700-1832, 2nd edition, Routledge, p. 181

   Jenny and Lenny, the mischievious twins, With muddied knees and gap-toothed grins, And rumbling tummies - they lick their lips, It's time for fish fingers, beans and chips.

   2008, Karl Woodbury, England Is Truly a Magical Place

   In French, the meanings of malicieux and malice have changed to mean mischievious and mischieviousness, with an implication of cleverness and perhaps a little teasing.

   2009, Saul H. Rosenthal, French Faux Amis: The Combined Book, page 17

   Most children are mischievious, in one way or another, but the boy in this book hatches a plan like no other, and invites some friends for dinner.

   2014, Chris Davis, Lizards and Snakes for Dinner with Steaks