Mis'chiev-oŭs, a.

(mĭs'che-vus), a.

1. Making mischief; harmful; hurtful; injurious; noxious; as, a mischievous man or disposition.
2. Inclined to do harm; troublesome; vexatious; annoying; as, a mischievous boy.

Formerly by many speakers pronounced with the accent on the second syllable, and still so pronounced by the vulgar. Syn.—Harmful; hurtful; injurious; detrimental; noxious; pernicious; destructive.