Mis'chie·vous (mĭs'che*vŭs) adjective 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 ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/74