Defn: The act or practice of making mischief, inciting quarrels, etc.
MISCHIEVOUS
Mis"chie*vous, a.
Defn: 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.
MISCHNA
Misch"na, n.
Defn: See Mishna.
MISCHNIC
Misch"nic, a.
Defn: See Mishnic.
MISCHOOSE
Mis*choose", v. t. [imp. Mischose; p. p. Mischosen; p. pr. & vb. n.
Mischoosing.]
Defn: To choose wrongly. Milton.