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mischievous

[mis-chuh-vuhs] / ˈmɪs tʃə vəs /


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“Lynx eyes” evoke lethality; mischievous boys are “lynxes that nothing escapes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

"I have no actual claim to be good at the cheese-roll - I am the one that has the mischievous plan."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

In any case, every so often, she lets out a laugh that is so mischievous and exalting, or makes a joke that is completely disarming in its self-deprecation, and we all feel like we’ve won.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Evie—and her long sandy hair and mischievous smile—will spend late July at Cypress Lake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

It was clear from their plan—and from Sticky’s mischievous grin—that by tomorrow most of the students at the Institute would be barfing up their suppers.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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