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   Naugh·ty

   /ˈnôdē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of children) disobedient; badly behaved: "you've been a really naughty boy"
   • 2. mildly rude or indecent, typically because related to sex: informal "naughty goings-on" Similar indecentrisquéruderacyribaldbawdybroadspicysuggestivetitillatingimproperindelicateindecorousoff colorvulgardirtyfilthysmuttycrudeoffensivesalaciouscoarseobscenelewdpornographicX-ratedinformal:blueraunchyfruitynear the knucklesaucygamyeuphemistic:adultOpposite decent
   • 3. wicked. archaic Similar badly behaveddisobedientbadmisbehavedmisbehavingwaywarddefiantunrulyinsubordinatewillfulself-willeddelinquentundisciplinedunmanageableuncontrollableungovernableunbiddabledisorderlydisruptivemutinousfractiousrefractoryrecalcitranterrantwildwickedobstreperousdifficulttroublesomeawkwardcontraryperverseattention-seekingexasperatingincorrigiblebad-manneredrudeimpolitemischievousfull of mischiefplayfulimpishroguishpuckishrascallyprankishtricksyinformal:brattishscampishgallusarchaic:contumaciousOpposite goodwell behavedobedient

   Word Origin late Middle English: from naught + -y1. The earliest recorded sense was ‘possessing nothing’; the sense ‘wicked’ also dates from late Middle English, and gave rise to the current senses.

   Derivatives

   • 1. naughtily adverb
   • 2. naughtiness noun

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