mischievous

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mis·chiev·ous BrE [ˈmɪstʃɪvəs] NAmE [ˈmɪstʃɪvəs] adjective
1. enjoying playing tricks and annoying people
Syn: ↑naughty
•a mischievous boy
•a mischievous grin/smile/look
•Her eyes danced with mischievous amusement.
2. (formal) (of an action or a statement)causing trouble, such as damaging sb's reputation
•mischievous lies/gossip
Derived Word: ↑mischievously

Word Origin:
[mischievous mischievously] Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French meschevous, from Old French meschever ‘come to an unfortunate end’, from mes- ‘adversely’ + chever ‘come to an end’ (from chef ‘head’). The early sense was ‘unfortunate ’ or ‘ calamitous’, later ‘having harmful effects’; the sense ‘playfully troublesome’ dates from the late 17th cent.

Example Bank:
•She looked slightly mischievous.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  arch, impish, implike, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked