Examples: he behaved badly in school he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room
mischievously (English)├── -ly (English)│ ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))│ └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))└── mischievous (English) └── meschevous (Anglo-Norman) └── meschever (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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