naughty

Definition of naughty in English English dictionary: risque: flirting with impropriety and/or bad taste; morally dubious, especially sexually suggestive, usually in a mild way
If I see you send another naughty email to your friends, you will be forbidden from the computer!.; evil, wicked, morally vicious
The naughty witch wanted to destroy the planet.; bad; tending to misbehave or act badly
There was a very naughty boy at school yesterday.; {a} bad, corrupt, wicked, lewd, vile; badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy"; You can describe books, pictures, or words, as naughty when they are slightly rude or related to sex. You know what little boys are like with naughty words. saucy TV shows, crammed full of naughty innuendo; hence, corrupt; wicked; {s} not disciplined, unruly; mischievous; inappropriate; rude; If you say that a child is naughty, you mean that they behave badly or do not do what they are told. Girls, you're being very naughty You naughty boy, you gave me such a fright. = bad good; Worthless; bad; good for nothing; Having little or nothing; suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"; Risque: Sexually suggestive, usually in a mild way; Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child
naughty bit: Those parts of the body not normally shown in public, particularly the nipples of women and the genitals
naughty bits: plural form of naughty bit
naughty boy: bad boy, mischievous boy
Naughty by Nature: American rap music group
naughtiness: the state of being naughty
naughtily: {a} badly, corruptly, wickedly, vilely
naughtiness: {a} badness, wickedness, lewdness
naughtier: comparative of naughty
naughtiest: Superlative form of naughty; most naughty
naughtily: in a naughty manner
naughtily: in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room"
naughtily: mischievously, like a bad boy; inappropriately, in a vulgar manner, rudely
naughtily: In a naughty manner; wickedly; perversely
naughtiness: a naughty act
naughtiness: an attribute of mischievous children
naughtiness: The quality or state of being naughty; perverseness; badness; wickedness
naughtiness: {i} mischievousness; disobedience, unruliness; state of being inappropriate, state of being unsuitable; rudeness

naughty

Hyphenation

naugh·ty

Turkish pronunciation

nôti

Synonyms

dirty, mischievous, annoying, badly behaved, contrary, disobedient, disorderly, evil, exasperating, fiendish, fractious, froward, headstrong, impish, indecorous

Antonyms

behaved, controlled, good, obedient, clean, moral, pure

Pronunciation

/ˈnôtē/ /ˈnɔːtiː/

Etymology

[ no-tE, nä- ] (adjective.) 14th century. Recorded since 1377 as naugti "needy, having nothing", either from Old English nawiht (see naught) or from the same via naught 'zero, cipher'. Sense of "wicked, evil, morally wrong" is attested from 1529. The more tame main modern sense of "disobedient" (especially of children) is attested from 1633. A woman of bad character c.1530-1750 might be called a naughty pack.