Mischievous vs Machiavellian - What's the difference?
mischievous | machiavellian |
Causing mischief; injurious.
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Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.
Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics or in advancing one's career.
Related to the philosophical system of .
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As adjectives the difference between mischievous and machiavellian
is that mischievous is causing mischief; injurious while machiavellian is .mischievous
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Alternative forms
* mischievious, mischevious (common misspellings)Adjective
(en adjective)- 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, naughtyDerived terms
* mischievously * mischievousnessExternal links
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*machiavellian
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* machiavellianAdjective
(en adjective)- (Iago) is the Machiavellian antagonist in William Shakespeare's play, (Othello).
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- It is Machiavellian , in the sense that it revolves around the question of how to maintain power.