Mischievous vs Serious - What's the difference?
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Causing mischief; injurious.
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Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.
Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.
Important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play; needing great attention; critical.
Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving; meaningful.
As adjectives the difference between mischievous and serious
is that mischievous is causing mischief; injurious while serious is without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.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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*serious
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Adjective
(en-adj)- It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious , laugh so heartily.
- This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts.
- After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention.