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Meanings of mischievous in anglès

Naughtily or annoyingly playful.

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Naughty.

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Examples for "naughty"
Examples for "naughty"
1
I hope you will excuse any-er-libertythese naughty children may have taken.
The magician's nephew
2
Indeed, in popular culture it was still viewed as being merely naughty.
BBC
3
Having healthy treats on hand saves the need for naughty late-night binges.
The South African
4
What a naughty way to talk, and will you button your blouse?
The new yorker
5
England, of course, would deny that there was anything naughty about it.
The Guardian

Mischievous.

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Usage of mischievous in anglès
1
Would you characterize the manifestations yesterday as a: 'angry'; or b: 'mischievous'?
The unseen
2
Her words had lost their playfulness, no longer singing with mischievous intelligence.
Agent 6
3
National Party finance spokesperson Bill English says the Greens are being mischievous.
Radio NZ
4
James thought for a moment, and then smiled a long, mischievous smile.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
5
Of course you must be punished; it was exceedingly careless and mischievous.
Probable Sons
6
For the third time the long lashes drooped over the mischievous eyes.
The Unseen Bridegroom; Or, Wedded For a Week
7
Some misconceptions in his philosophy became the fruitful seeds of mischievous harvests.
The Chief End of Man
8
If you can't accept that, I leave you to your mischievous thoughts.
The secret lives of baba segi's wives
9
Short makes the character merry and mischievous without going over the top.
Reuters
10
There is no such mischievous nonsense in all the world as equality.
The Duke's Children
11
The girl looked at him with a mischievous gleam in her eyes.
The Song of the Blood-Red Flower
12
With a mischievous smile she touched the roses nodding in her girdle.
The Palace of Darkened Windows
13
This was her first error, and the second proved almost as mischievous.
Stella Fregelius: A Tale of Three Destinies
14
The head is small, and the animal is not at all mischievous.
The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2
15
His mischievous pixie quality and love of silliness will be sorely missed.
The Guardian
16
You know yourself the mischievous wrong-headedness and evil designs of the emigrants.
The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
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United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
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