naughty.
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
Meaning & usage
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.
Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
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!
Decadent, had as indulgence, especially an unhealthy one.
Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.
Bad, worthless, substandard.
Where this word comes from
From late Middle English noughti, naughty (“evil, immoral, wicked”), from nought (“evil, immoral”) + -ī̆ (suffix forming adjectives). Analysable as naught + -y.
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