Mischievous
Mischievous adjective - Tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness.
Usage example: the children had been so mischievous that we had to pay the babysitter extra and then clean up the mess
Sportive
Sportive adjective - Given to good-natured joking or teasing.
Usage example: a sportive pastor who began every sermon with a joke
Mischievous is a synonym for sportive in work topic. You can use "Mischievous" instead an adjective "Sportive", if it concerns topics such as humorous.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- arch and mischievous
- arch and sportive
- naughty and mischievous
- naughty and sportive
- playful and mischievous
- playful and sportive
- frisky and mischievous
- frisky and sportive
- roguish and mischievous
- roguish and sportive
- devilish and mischievous
- devilish and sportive
- wicked and mischievous
- wicked and sportive
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