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mischievously

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mis·chie·vous  (msch-vs)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.mischievously - in a disobedient or naughty waymischievously - 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"
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, sayschelmisch, verschmitzt, spitzbübisch; to behave mischievouslyUnfug 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.
" cried Zarathustra mischievously, "why dost thou spoil me with such praise and flattery-honey?
"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.
 
 
 
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