Devil
Mischief
Mischief noun - An appealingly mischievous person.
Usage example: he's a little mischief who means no harm
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Minnie The Minx from The Beano in one issue had a shoulder devil pop up, with a caption reading "Here's Min's bad side", with the devil encouraging Minnie to commit mischief, and then a shoulder angel pop up with a caption reading "Here's Min's good side".
- A similarly cherubic and childlike Devil sees the day as a chance to mess up Cupid's efforts with mischief.
Source: Be My Valentine -
If you're a preacher's kid in fiction, you're either a perfect little angel or—more commonly—a beastly little devil more devoted to mischief and/or promiscuity than any kind of religious study.
Source: Preacher's Kid
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Mischief and Devil. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devil/mischief
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