HOW TO PRONOUNCE
mischievous
/ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
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Stress MIS and use three syllables.
Practice mischievous as MIS-chuh-vus: three syllables, with the strongest beat on MIS and no extra ee after v.
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“A mischievous smile.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does mischievous mean?
adjective
- Causing mischief; injurious.
- Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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‘Fourthly, because the Gitános are diviners, enchanters, and mischievous wretches, and the law commands us to expel such from the state.
“It is in that way that hard-working medical men may come to be almost as mischievous as quacks,” said Lydgate, rather thoughtlessly.
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To others who refuse her recognition, she makes herself so mischievous and objectionable that in self-defence they are frightened into acknowledging her.
The lady of the triple cross is invaded by day, in the full light of the sun, thanks to my mischievous intermediary.
One could almost be positive that there was a malicious leer upon the hideous creature’s face, and a mischievous delight in its twitchings.