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naughty

Syllabification: (naugh·ty)
Pronunciation: /ˈnôtē/

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Definition of naughty

adjective (naughtier, naughtiest)

  • 1(especially of children) disobedient; badly behaved:you’ve been a really naughty boy
  • 2 informal mildly rude or indecent, typically because related to sex:naughty drawings naughty goings-on
  • 3 archaic wicked.

Derivatives

naughtily

Pronunciation: /-təlē/

adverb

naughtiness

noun

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

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