mischievous

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/, /ˈmɪs.t͡ʃə.vəs/
• (nonstandard) IPAchar /mɪs.ˈt͡ʃiː.vi.əs/ (often along with the nonstandard spelling misch(i)evious)
• (dated) IPAchar /mɪs.ˈt͡ʃiː.vəs/

Adjective

mischievous

1. Causing mischief; injurious.
2. Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.

   Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved.

Synonyms

• (causing mischief) harmful, hurtful, detrimental, noxious, pernicious, destructive; see also Thesaurus:harmful
• (badly-behaved) badly-behaved, naughty

Translations

• French: espiègle
• Italian: piantagrane, attaccabrighe, casinista
• Portuguese: bagunceiro, (Brazil) sapeca
• Spanish: pícaro, travieso

Translations

• French: coquin, espiègle, malicieux, malin, méchant
• German: unartig, ungehorsam, dreist, frech
• Italian: birichino, furbetto, malizioso
• Portuguese: levado, travesso
• Russian: озорно́й
• Spanish: travieso

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