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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mischievous \Mis"chie*vous\ (m[i^]s"ch[-e]*v[u^]s), a.
Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied
where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a
mischievous child. "Most mischievous foul sin." --Shak.
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This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably
mischievous to society. --South.
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Syn: Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious;
destructive.
[1913 Webster] -- {Mis"chie*vous*ly}, adv. --
{Mis"chie*vous*ness}, n.
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