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Grievous vs Mischievous - What's the difference?

grievous | mischievous |

As adjectives the difference between grievous and mischievous

is that grievous is causing grief, pain or sorrow while mischievous is causing mischief; injurious.

grievous

English

Alternative forms

* greuous (obsolete) * grievious (less common outside dialects)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
  • * 1883 ,
    • As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous.
  • Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    mischievous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mischievious, mischevious (common misspellings)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing mischief; injurious.
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  • Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.
    • Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved.

    Synonyms

    * (causing mischief) harmful, hurtful, detrimental, noxious, pernicious, destructive; see also * (badly-behaved) badly-behaved, naughty

    Derived terms

    * mischievously * mischievousness

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