myschevously

Middle English

Alternative forms

myschefously, mischevously, myschevusly, myschevousli, myschyvysly

Etymology

From myschevous +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /misˈtʃeːvuːsliː/, /misˈtʃeːvusliː/, /ˈmistʃivəsliː/

Adverb

myschevously (Late Middle English)

Harmfully, destructively, injuriously, hurtfully.
In a morally wrong way; iniquitously, maliciously, unfairly.
(rare) Erroneously, wrongly, mistakenly.
(rare) Unluckily, sadly.

Descendants

English: mischievously

References

“mischẹ̄̆vǒuslī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.

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