Naughty meaning

nôtē

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Behaving disobediently or mischievously.

A naughty child.

adjective

One that is naughty.

noun

Not behaving properly; mischievous or disobedient.

adjective

Showing lack of decorum; improper, indelicate, or obscene.

adjective

Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). [from 17th c.]

Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.

adjective

(now rare, archaic) Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible. [from 15th c.]

adjective

Immoral, sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risquÃ©, cheeky. [from 19th c.]

I bought some naughty lingerie for my honeymoon.

If I see you send another naughty email to your friends, you will be forbidden from using the computer!

adjective

The definition of naughty is someone or something badly behaved, wicked or not in keeping with moral and social standards.

A child who behaves badly is an example of a child who would be described as naughty.

Immoral thoughts related to sex are an example of thoughts that would be described as naughty thoughts.

adjective

Indecent; improper.

A naughty wink.

adjective

(obs.) Wicked; bad; evil.

adjective

Origin of naughty

Middle English noughti wicked from nought nothing, evil from Old English nāwiht nothing naught

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From naught +"Ž -y.

From Wiktionary