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[ naw-tee ] / ˈnɔ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR naughty ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, naugh·ti·er, naugh·ti·est.disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children): Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach? improper, tasteless, indecorous, or indecent: a naughty word. Obsolete. wicked; evil. Origin of naughtyMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at naught, -y1 SYNONYMS FOR naughty1 willful, wayward, misbehaving. SEE SYNONYMS FOR naughty ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM naughtynaugh·ti·ly, adverbnaugh·ti·ness, nounWords nearby naughtynauch, Naucratis, Naugahyde, Naugatuck, naught, naughty, naughty nineties, naughty step, naumachia, naumachy, naumannite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for naughtyPeople trying to feel more whole will maybe try to cut out all their naughty bits. Are You Yoda or Darth Vader? - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Brian Gallagher|August 26, 2020|Nautilus Can you call someone a ‘naughty boy’ or do you have to say ‘naughty man?’ The UK’s War on Porn: ‘Proof That Men Making These Rules Do Not See Women as Equals’|Aurora Snow|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Click the option to be warned about sensitive media and these naughty images won't be thrust at you. Porn Stars Want to Know: Why Did Facebook Delete Me?|Aurora Snow|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST It's not just Santa who knows whether you've been naughty or nice – so does the National Security Agency. Obama vs. Orwell—The Biggest Fight of His Second Term|John Avlon|December 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Yet for all her cred as a femme serieux, Kennedy keeps in close touch with the naughty girl of her past. Lisa Kennedy Montgomery on Her Path From MTV to Fox Business|Lloyd Grove|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST The other photos, many showing lots of naked flesh, give a sense of how naughty avant-garde theater could get at that time. Warhol's Piggery|Blake Gopnik|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST "I am afraid my little boy is naughty to-night," Mrs. Menotti admonished him. Yes, it was your tricksy self, Wicked-trickèd little elf, Naughty Caroline! The Bon Gaultier Ballads|William Edmonstoune Aytoun Jill always said her mother was too indolent for a prolonged effort; but then poor Jill often said naughty things. Uncle Max|Rosa Nouchette Carey How can you be such a naughty boy and your poor mother just laid in her grave this very day? Anne Of Avonlea|Lucy Maud Montgomery I am tempted to be naughty and make you laugh; but I won't draw the long bow. Letters of Two Brides|Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for naughty
adjective -tier or -tiest(esp of children or their behaviour) mischievous or disobedient; bad mildly indecent; titillating noun plural -tiesAustralian and NZ slang an act of sexual intercourse Derived forms of naughtynaughtily, adverbnaughtiness, nounWord Origin for naughtyC14 (originally: needy, of poor quality): from naught Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to naughtyimpish, rowdy, playful, mischievous, headstrong, wicked, lewd, ribald, off-color, bawdy, dirty, annoying, contrary, disobedient, disorderly, evil, fiendish, fractious, froward, indecorous |