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Mischievous

Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child.

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Harmful 84% connected

Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Harmful 84% connected

Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous.

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Playful 84% connected

Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Playful 84% connected

Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Balefulness 74% connected

The quality or state of being baleful.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Balefulness 74% connected

The quality or state of being baleful.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Devilry 74% connected

Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry.

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Devilry 74% connected

Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Arch 92% connected

Any part of a curved line.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Prankish 92% connected

Full of pranks; frolicsome.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Puckish 92% connected

Resembling Puck; merry; mischievous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wicked 92% connected

Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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