mischievous

«mischievous» in Mova's school dictionary: Liking to play tricks and cause small trouble in a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Liking to play tricks and cause small trouble in a playful way: a mischievous puppy. tree →

2) Showing that someone is planning a trick: a mischievous grin. tree →

3) (formal) Meant to cause harm or trouble: a mischievous rumour. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories a mischievous character (an elf, a kitten, a little brother) is naughty but often lovable. A «mischievous smile» tells the reader a trick is coming. In news, «mischievous» can mean spiteful. Phrases: mischievous grin, mischievous twinkle.

examples

• The mischievous kitten knocked the cup off the table. tree →
• He gave a mischievous grin and hid my shoe. tree →
• My little sister is very mischievous. tree →
• The mischievous elf swapped everyone's hats. tree →
• Monkeys can be mischievous and steal food. tree →
• There was a mischievous twinkle in Grandad's eye. tree →
• Someone spread a mischievous rumour about the school closing. tree →

note

Say it in three syllables: MIS-chi-vus. A very common mistake is to say or write «mischievious» — there is no extra «i». Noun: mischief.

In the corpora

• "Rascal" means a mischievous, naughty child, said fondly.
• A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
• He that deviseth to do evil, men shall call him a mischievous person.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mischievous» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.