mischievously

mis·chie·vous (m

-v

adj.

1. Causing mischief.

2. Playful in a naughty or teasing way.

3. Troublesome; irritating: a mischievous prank.

4. Causing harm, injury, or damage: mischievous rumors and falsehoods.

[Middle English mischevous, from mischef, mischief; see mischief.]

mischie·vous·ly adv.

mischie·vous·ness n.

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Adv.

mischievously - in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room"

naughtily, badly

Translations

mischievously [ˈmɪstʃɪvəslɪ] ADV

1. (= impishly) [say, smile] → con picardía, pícaramente; [tease] → juguetonamente, pícaramente

2. (= maliciously) [say, smile] → maliciosamente; [tease] → con malicia

mischievously

adv

(= roguishly) smile, say → schelmisch, verschmitzt, spitzbübisch; to behave mischievously → Unfug anstellen, Schabernack treiben

(= maliciously) → bösartig, boshaft

mischievously [ˈmɪstʃɪvəslɪ] adv (roguishly) → maliziosamente; (naughtily) → con aria birichina

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When Madame Lebrun complained that it was so dull coming back to the city; that she saw so few people now; that even Victor, when he came up from the island for a day or two, had so much to occupy him and engage his time; then it was that the youth went into contortions on the lounge and winked mischievously at Edna.

The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context

" cried Zarathustra mischievously, "why dost thou spoil me with such praise and flattery-honey?

Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context

"Oh, a story about the Black Man," answered Pearl, taking hold of her mother's gown, and looking up, half earnestly, half mischievously, into her face.

The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

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