mischievous person
1mischievous — mis|chie|vous [ mıstʃıvəs ] adjective a mischievous person, especially a child, enjoys having fun by causing trouble: There were always mischievous boys around. a. a mischievous look or expression shows that you enjoy having fun by causing… …
2mischievous — [[t]mɪ̱stʃɪvəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A mischievous person likes to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do. She rocks back and forth on her chair like a mischievous child... He s a little mischievous …
3mischievous — UK [ˈmɪstʃɪvəs] / US adjective a mischievous person, especially a child, enjoys having fun by causing trouble There were always mischievous boys around. a) a mischievous look or expression shows that you enjoy having fun by causing trouble The… …
4mischievous — [ˈmɪstʃɪvəs] adj a mischievous person, especially a child, enjoys having fun by causing trouble mischievously adv …
5mischievous — adj. 1 (of a person) disposed to mischief. 2 (of conduct) playfully malicious. 3 (of a thing) having harmful effects. Derivatives: mischievously adv. mischievousness n. Etymology: ME f. AF meschevous f. OF meschever: see MISCHIEF …
6pixie — /pik see/, n. 1. a fairy or sprite, esp. a mischievous one. 2. a small, pert, or mischievous person. adj. 3. Also, pixieish, pixyish. playfully impish or mischievous; prankish: pixie mood; a pixie sense of humor. [1620 30; orig. dial. (SW… …
7elf — elflike, adj. /elf/, n., pl. elves /elvz/. 1. (in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, esp. from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined… …
8scamp — scamper, n. scampingly, adv. scampish, adj. scampishly, adv. scampishness, n. /skamp/, n. 1. an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag. 2. a playful, mischievous, or naughty young person; upstart. 3. a grouper,… …
9pixie — pix•ie or pix•y [[t]ˈpɪk si[/t]] n. pl. pix•ies, adj. 1) cvb myt a fairy or sprite, esp. a mischievous one 2) cvb a playfully mischievous person 3) cvb Also, pix′ie•ish, pix′y•ish. playfully impish or mischievous; prankish • Etymology: 1620–30;… …
10List of English words of Yiddish origin — For Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews (that are not necessarily English), see Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews. This is a list of English words of Yiddish origin, many of which have entered the English language by way of… …
