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mischiefmaking

mischiefmaking adjective: making mischief; naughty, prankish.

Adjective

mischiefmaking (comparative more mischiefmaking, superlative most mischiefmaking)

  1. Making mischief; naughty, prankish.
    • But Republicans ridiculed that idea as fantasy and mischiefmaking.2007 February 6, Bruce Lambert, “Race for State Senate Seat Breaks Spending Record”, in New York Times

Noun

mischiefmaking (uncountable)

  1. The making of mischief; troublemaking.

Forms of mischiefmaking

comparativemore mischiefmaking
superlativemost mischiefmaking

Origin of mischiefmaking

From mischief + making.

Questions about mischiefmaking

What does mischiefmaking mean?
Mischiefmaking means making mischief; naughty, prankish.
What part of speech is mischiefmaking?
Mischiefmaking can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near mischiefmaking in the dictionary

  1. mischiefful
  2. mischiefing
  3. mischiefless
  4. mischiefmaker
  5. mischiefmakers
  6. mischiefmaking
  7. mischiefs
  8. mischieve
  9. mischieved
  10. mischieves
  11. mischieving

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