• Naughty

    Pronunciation

    Origin

    From naught + -y.

    Full definition of naughty

    Adjective

    naughty

    1. (now rare, archaic) Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible. from 15th c.
      • 1623, William Shakespeare, First Folio, The Merchant of Venice:So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
      • 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:Wholesome meats to a vitiated stomack differ little or nothing from unwholesome; and best books to a naughty mind are not unappliable to occasions of evill.
      • unknown date Udall:Such as be intemperant, that is, followers of their naughty appetites and lusts.
    2. (obsolete) Bad, worthless, substandard. 16th-19th c.
      • unknown date American King James Bible, Jeremiah 24:2:One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
    3. Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). from 17th c.Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.
    4. Immoral, sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky. from 19th c.I bought some naughty lingerie for my honeymoon.If I see you send another naughty email to your friends, you will be forbidden from using the computer!

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    Antonyms

    • (immoral; cheeky) nice
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