mischievously
mischievously adverb: in a mischievous manner.
Adverb
mischievously (comparative more mischievously, superlative most mischievously)
- In a mischievous manner.
- That's all I claim for Boston,—that it is the thinking centre of the continent, and therefore of the planet. / ―And the grand emporium of modesty,—said the divinity student, a little mischievously.1859 April, [Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.], “The Professor at the Breakfast-table. What He Said, What He Heard, and What He Saw.”, in The Atlantic Monthly. A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics...
- But the shifting moral tone is perfectly caught in Helen McCrory's polymorphous Phocion, who is mischievously aware of her sexual power and switches from macho snarls when seducing a woman to flirty oeillades when playing with a man.4 Sep 1999, Michael Billington, The Guardian
Forms of mischievously
| comparative | more mischievously |
|---|---|
| superlative | most mischievously |
Origin of mischievously
From Middle English mischevously, myschevously, equivalent to mischievous + -ly.
Questions about mischievously
- What does mischievously mean?
- Mischievously means in a mischievous manner.
- What part of speech is mischievously?
- Mischievously is an adverb.
Words near mischievously in the dictionary
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