myschevous

Middle English

/mɛsˈtʃeːvuːs/

adj
Definitions
  • Sorrowful, distraught; experiencing hardship or penury.
  • Harmful, destructive, injurious, painful.
  • Morally wrong; iniquitous, malicious, unfair.

Etymology

Borrowed from meschevous affix from Middle English myschef.

Origin

Middle English

myschef

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