Crossword clues for mischievousness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably
mischievous to society.
--South.
Syn: Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious; destructive. [1913 Webster] -- Mis"chie*vous*ly, adv. -- Mis"chie*vous*ness, n.
Wiktionary
n. The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.
WordNet
n. an attribute of mischievous children [syn: naughtiness, badness]
the trait of behaving like an imp [syn: impishness, puckishness, whimsicality]
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: mischief, mischief-making, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan]
Usage examples of "mischievousness".
Morland knew so little of lords and baronets, that she entertained no notion of their general mischievousness, and was wholly unsuspicious of danger to her daughter from their machinations.
Out of mischievousness, she had the widow discover the two and demand coitus interruptus.