mischievous
English
/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/
adj
Definitions
- Causing mischief; injurious.
- Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English myschevous derived from meschevous derived from Old French meschever affix from English mischief.
Origin
English
mischief
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mischief English
- mischiefful English
- mischiefless English
- mischiefmaking English
- mischievously English
- mischievousness English
- mischevously Middle English
- myschef Middle English
- myscheven Middle English
- myschevous Middle English
- myschevously Middle English
- chever Old French
- meschever Old French
- meschevous xno