The difference between Mischievous and Naughty

When used as adjectives, mischievous means causing mischief, whereas naughty means mischievous.

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  1. Mischievous as an adjective:

    Causing mischief; injurious.

  2. Mischievous as an adjective:

    Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.

    Examples:

    "Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved."

  1. Naughty as an adjective:

    Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).

    Examples:

    "Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes."

  2. Naughty as an adjective:

    Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.

    Examples:

    "I bought some naughty lingerie for my honeymoon."

    "If I see you send another naughty email to your friends, you will be forbidden from using the computer!"

  3. Naughty as an adjective (now, _, rare, archaic):

    Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.

  4. Naughty as an adjective (obsolete):

    Bad, worthless, substandard.

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