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单词 naughty
释义

naughty

adjective

naugh·​ty ˈnȯ-tē How to pronounce naughty (audio) ˈnä- How to pronounce naughty (audio)
naughtier; naughtiest
1
a
: guilty of disobedience or misbehavior
a naughty child
b
archaic : vicious in moral character : wicked
2
: lacking in taste or propriety
No naughty jokes in front of the children, please!
naughtily
ˈnȯ-tə-lē How to pronounce naughty (audio)
ˈnä-
adverb
naughtiness
ˈnȯ-tē-nəs How to pronounce naughty (audio)
ˈnä-
noun

Synonyms

  • bad
  • contrary
  • errant
  • froward
  • misbehaving
  • mischievous
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Example Sentences

She gave him a naughty smile. told her to act her age and stop throwing temper tantrums like a naughty little girl
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English noughti, from nought

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Kids Definition

naughty

adjective

naugh·​ty ˈnȯ-tē How to pronounce naughty (audio)
naughtier; naughtiest
: behaving in a bad or improper way

naughty

adjective

as in mischievous
engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior told her to act her age and stop throwing temper tantrums like a naughty little girl

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • mischievous
  • bad
  • rude
  • misbehaving
  • rebellious
  • wicked
  • wild
  • childish
  • selfish
  • errant
  • froward
  • contrary
  • immature
  • juvenile
  • impudent
  • defiant
  • improper
  • disobedient
  • insolent
  • monkeying
  • impish
  • disrespectful
  • evil
  • indecorous
  • wayward
  • unruly
  • prankish
  • impolite
  • recalcitrant
  • unmannerly
  • roguish
  • uncouth
  • uncontrollable
  • elfish
  • rowdy
  • knavish
  • obstreperous
  • corrupt
  • waggish
  • headstrong
  • ornery
  • willful
  • transgressing
  • dissolute
  • perverse
  • rascally
  • refractory
  • restive
  • ill-mannered
  • intractable
  • ill-natured
  • wrongheaded
  • balky
  • untoward
  • ruffianly
  • ungovernable
  • unkind
  • mutinous
  • disorderly
  • thoughtless
  • wilful
  • pixieish
  • inconsiderate
  • unkindly
  • arch
  • infantile
  • disobliging
  • puerile
  • monkeyish
  • insurgent
  • babyish
  • kiddish
  • jejune

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nice
  • behaved
  • submissive
  • obedient
  • moral
  • dutiful
  • compliant
  • correct
  • proper
  • orderly
  • clean
  • polite
  • complying
  • divine
  • acquiescent
  • angelic
  • decent
  • respectable
  • thoughtful
  • decorous
  • behaving
  • courteous
  • heavenly
  • considerate
  • kindly
  • cherubic
  • pleasant
  • docile
  • mannerly
  • amiable
  • angelical
  • amenable
  • tractable
  • discreet
  • complaisant
  • adult
  • mature
  • modest
  • good-natured
  • obliging
  • grown-up
  • governable
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