Mischievously

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a mischievous manner.
Adverb
  1. 1
    in a disobedient or naughty way wordnet

Synonyms

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badlyharmfullyin funmalevolentlymalignantlynaughtily

Example

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"Mary could generally tell when Tom was lying, because he couldn't help but grin mischievously."

Etymology

From Middle English mischevously, myschevously, equivalent to mischievous + -ly.

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