naughty
[ naw-tee ]
/ ˈnɔ ti /
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM naughty
naugh·ti·ly, adverb naugh·ti·ness, nounWords nearby naughty
nauch,
naucratis,
naugahyde,
naugatuck,
naught,
naughty,
naughty nineties,
naughty step,
naumachia,
naumachy,
naumannite
Example sentences from the Web for naughtiness
British Dictionary definitions for naughtiness
naughty
/ (ˈnɔːtɪ) /
adjective -tier or -tiest
(esp of children or their behaviour) mischievous or disobedient; bad
mildly indecent; titillating
noun plural -ties
Australian and NZ slang
an act of sexual intercourse
Derived forms of naughty
naughtily, adverb naughtiness, nounWord Origin for naughty
C14 (originally: needy, of poor quality): from
naught