mischievousness

"He looks like he’s got the mischievousness back about him. It was good to see that version."

Reviewing “Blood Simple” for The New York Times in 1984, Janet Maslin said that Mr. Walsh had captured “a mischievousness that is perfect for the role.”

"He manages to bring that sort of mayhem and that mischievousness but with a deep emotional grounding."

"In field findings and laboratory investigations ... no toxic substance able to cause poisoning was observed ... and there have been no deaths or long-term physical conditions," the report said, blaming mischievousness and mass hysteria among students.

There’s a mischievousness to that, a light touch that’s perhaps necessary but also real.”