Mischievous
Mischievous adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: mischievous gossip that ruined a good woman's reputation
Nasty and mischievous are semantically related. in malicious topic. In some cases you can use "Nasty" instead an adjective "Mischievous".
Nasty
Nasty adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Mischievous and nasty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mischievous" instead an adjective "Nasty".
Nearby Word: nastily
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The children's book Santa's Twin by Dean Koontz details the attempts of two girls to rescue Santa from his sadistic and mischievous twin brother Bob Claus and stop Bob's plot to ruin Christmas by handing out nasty presents.
Source: Bad Santa -
He's a mischievous kid who doesn't quite understand adult morality yet, but doesn't do anything really nasty... then he gets angry at the way the human race is screwing up the world and decides to do something about it.
Source: Literature / Good Omens
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