mischievous

Questions about mischievous

What does mischievous mean?

mischievous means "naughtily or annoyingly playful". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mischievous?

mischievous has 3 syllables: mis-chie-vous. The stress falls on "mis". In IPA it is /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/.

What is another word for mischievous?

Close synonyms include arch, impish, implike, pixilated, prankish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mischievous a common word?

mischievous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.