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- adjective Common misconstruction of
mischievous .
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Examples
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Which is one of the reasons why Tacitus and other Romans thought Christianity was a "mischevious" superstition.
Tacitus on Mythicism James F. McGrath 2010
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Anyone else think they (HBO powers that be) gave GRRM a little more rope to be "mischevious" because the next (last?) cast announcement is eminent- maybe within a week?
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Anyone else think they (HBO powers that be) gave GRRM a little more rope to be "mischevious" because the next (last?) cast announcement is eminent- maybe within a week?
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Service (NIS) said on Sunday, branding reports to the contrary as "mischevious".
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Jan Moir is now in full-denial mode, describing complaints of homophobia in her "tawdry gossip for celebrity-snuff fans" column as as "mischevious" and the product of an orchestrated campaign.
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At the age of 61, Prof. Phatak retains a mischevious glint in his eye, a quality that he shares with another Prof. Isaac, another IIT professor legendary for his absent-mindedness.
Business Week names Prof. Phatak among India's 50 most powerful Venky 2009
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At the age of 61, Prof. Phatak retains a mischevious glint in his eye, a quality that he shares with another Prof. Isaac, another IIT professor legendary for his absent-mindedness.
Archive 2009-05-15 Venky 2009
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Mason and I decided to be mischevious last night and we went out to dinner at the Chinese buffet on University Avenue that's just about four blocks from our house.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2009
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Long before it referred to a person with extraordinary intellectual or creative ability, “genius” signaled a kind of guardian spirit—sometimes benevolent, sometimes mischevious—who wielded an often disproportionate influence over his charge.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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Long before it referred to a person with extraordinary intellectual or creative ability, “genius” signaled a kind of guardian spirit—sometimes benevolent, sometimes mischevious—who wielded an often disproportionate influence over his charge.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
angharad commented on the word mischevious
mischievous
December 2, 2006
seanahan commented on the word mischevious
3 syllables or 4? I usually say it with 3.
December 2, 2006
angharad commented on the word mischevious
Well, either way, the spelling is of three syllables.
December 2, 2006
seanahan commented on the word mischevious
I've heard "miss-chee-vee-iss" from quite a few people.
December 3, 2006