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Meaning of 'naughty' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Naughty [ superl.]
- Having little or nothing.
- Worthless; bad; good for nothing.
- hence, corrupt; wicked.
- Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child.

Meaning of 'naughty' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . naughty [ s]
Meaning (1):
- suggestive of sexual impropriety
Example in sentence:
  • a blue movie;
  • a juicy scandal;
  • a naughty wink;
  • a risque story;
  • blue jokes;
  • he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details;
  • naughty words;
  • racy anecdotes;
  • spicy gossip
Meaning (2):
- badly behaved
Example in sentence:
  • a naughty boy

Nearby Words:

naufrage naufragous naught naughtily naughtiness naughtly naumachy nauplii nauplius nauropometer

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