mischievous

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I like schoolboys immensely--mischievous, grubby little schoolboys, who keep white mice in their bedrooms, and are full of pranks and jokes; but no young men for me, thank you!

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  1. adjective Causing mischief.
  2. adjective Playful in a naughty or teasing way.
  3. adjective Troublesome; irritating: a mischievous prank.

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  1. Middle English mischevous, from mischef, mischief; see mischief.

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  1. from Middle English *meschevous; from Old French (Anglo-French) meschevous, from meschief, harm: see mischief.
 

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/ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/
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