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English
Etymology
From mischievous, under the influence of adjectives ending in -ious.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mischievious (comparative more mischievious, superlative most mischievious)
- (nonstandard) Alternative form of mischievous and mischevious
- 1795, a correspondent to the Home Office; quoted in 2014, John Stevenson, Popular Disturbances in England 1700-1832, 2nd edition, Routledge, p. 181
- 'a want of food must and will keep the popular mind in such a state of irritability as to be easily worked upon by mischievious men'
2008, Karl Woodbury, England Is Truly a Magical Place:Jenny and Lenny, the mischievious twins, With muddied knees and gap-toothed grins, And rumbling tummies - they lick their lips, It's time for fish fingers, beans and chips.
2009, Saul H. Rosenthal, French Faux Amis: The Combined Book, page 17:In French, the meanings of malicieux and malice have changed to mean mischievious and mischieviousness, with an implication of cleverness and perhaps a little teasing.
2014, Chris Davis, Lizards and Snakes for Dinner with Steaks:Most children are mischievious, in one way or another, but the boy in this book hatches a plan like no other, and invites some friends for dinner.
Usage notes
- This spelling, like mischevious, is attested from the 16th century on, so the corresponding pronunciation is at least as old.