Negative connotations.

[dimkaguarani.livejournal.com]

Is it true, that English adjectives audacious and mischievous have somewhat negative meaning?

Update: Спасибо всем! :))

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[gera.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[klo537.livejournal.com]

"mischievous", - not so much this one.

[mratner.livejournal.com]

No, "audacious" when used as a synonym of "bold" may have a positive meaning.

"This is an audacious military strategy!" - would be quite a compliment for example.

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

Not inherently, no.

"Audacious" can be used both ways:

Positive: "He was an audacious military leader."

Negative: "You have a lot of audacity to stand there and tell me that."

As for "mischievous," it's almost impossible to use it negatively, since the word implies a sort of innocence. A "mischievous boy," for example, is not a criminal, but simply a boy who tends to engage in things adults do not approve of.

Cheers...

[dimkaguarani.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! My feelings about mishievous were the same, but I wasn't quite sure. As for audacios, the connotations were definitely negative in all cases I've encountered the word, except one. In that one case the adjective was more likely to have positive meaning, but could be interpreted as negative as well, and this point was essential for the comprehension of the whole story.