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mischievously |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mischievous \Mis"chie*vous\, 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. -- {Mis"chie*vous*ly}, adv -- {Mis"chie*vous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mischievously adv : in a disobedient or naughty way "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room" [syn: {badly}, {naughtily}]
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