mischief maker

One who makes mischief; specific., one who stirs up ill-will, ill-feeling, or quarrels. mischief-making, a. Making mischief; spec if., stirring up ill-will, ill-feelings, or quarrels. *mis-chief, *mes-cheve, *mis-chieve, v . t. [MISCHIEF, 8.] To cause mischief to; to hurt, to harm, to injure, to annoy. "Grant, I may ever love, and rather woo Those that would mischief me, than those that do." Shakesp.: Timon of Athens, iv. 3. *mis'-chief-ful, a. [Eng. mischief; -ful.] Mis chievous. "For mischiefful matters there wasn't a more ingenious lad in the school."- Foote : The Nabob , iii. mis-chiev-ous, *mis-cheev-ous, *mis-chevous, adj . [English mischief ; -ous. Formerly pronounced mis - chievous , a pronunciation which, as well as mis- chiev - i - ous , still lingers among the uneducated.] 1. Hurtful, harmful; causing harm, hurt, or in jury; noxious, pernicious. "The deplored and mischievous effect." Cowper: Task, iv. 616. "But he was 2. Having the power to do harm, hurt, or injury. so mischievous an enemy, that he was frequently courted."- Macaulay : Hist. Eng ., ch. iv. 3. Inclined to mischief; fond of mischief; as, He is a very mischievous boy. mis-chiev-oŭs-ly, adv . [Eng.mischievous; -ly .] 1. In a mischievous manner; so as to cause mis chief, hurt, or injury; hurtfully. "Too often and mischievously mistaken for it."-South: Sermons, vol. iii., ser. 4. 2. With intent to do mischief, hurt, or injury; as, He did it mischievously . mis-chiev-oŭs-ne , *mis-chev-ous-ne e, s. [Eng. mischievous; -ne .] 1. The quality or state of being mischievous; hurtfulne , harmfulne . IMG:content-1257.png:[blocks in formation] misconceived misch-na, 8. [MISHNA.] mis-choôşe', v. t. & i. [Prefix mis-, and English choose (q. v.).] †A. Trans .: To choose wrongly; to make a wrong choice in. "We mischoose the daie." -Stowe: Elizabeth (an. 1596). *B. In trans.: To make a wrong choice.