All 3 Uses of
mischievous
in
Wuthering Heights
- He took to Heathcliff strangely, believing all he said (for that matter, he said precious little, and generally the truth), and petting him up far above Cathy, who was too mischievous and wayward for a favourite.†
Chpt 4
- I was sweeping the hearth, and I noticed a mischievous smile on her lips.
Chpt 10 *mischievous = naughtily playful
- I had seen it follow its mistress up-stairs when she went to bed; and wondered much how it could have got out there, and what mischievous person had treated it so.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(mischievous) playfully causing minor trouble; or describing the smile of someone doing so