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naughty

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɔːti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈnɔti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nô′tē)

Inflections of 'naughty' (adj):

naughtier: adj comparative

naughtiest: adj superlative

naugh•ty /ˈnɔti/USA pronunciation adj., -ti•er, -ti•est.

disobedient; mischievous:naughty children.
improper or indecent:a naughty word.

naugh•ti•ly /ˈnɔtli/USA pronunciation adv.
naugh•ti•ness, n. [uncountable]

naugh•ty (nô′tē),USA pronunciation adj., -ti•er, -ti•est.

disobedient;
mischievous (used esp. in speaking to or about children):Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
improper, tasteless, indecorous, or indecent:a naughty word.
[Obs.]wicked;
evil.

1350–1400; Middle English; see naught, -y¹

naugh′ti•ly, adv.
naugh′ti•ness, n.

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naughty /ˈnɔːtɪ/ adj ( -tier, -tiest)

(esp of children or their behaviour) mischievous or disobedient; bad
mildly indecent; titillating

Etymology: 14th Century (originally: needy, of poor quality): from naughtˈnaughtily adv ˈnaughtiness n

'naughty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bad - bugbear - monkey - naughty step - badly - bogeyman - we - scamp

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Synonyms: disobedient, mischievous, misbehaving, badly behaved, poorly behaved, more...

Collocations: don't be (so) naughty!, are being (very) naughty, you're a very naughty [boy, girl], more...

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