naughty

[naugh·ty]

Naughty describes someone or someone’s pet who is disobedient, bad, rascally, or otherwise poorly behaved.

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Having little or nothing.

Adjective S.
badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy"

Adjective S.
suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"

superl.
Having little or nothing.

superl.
Worthless; bad; good for nothing.

superl.
hence, corrupt; wicked.

superl.
Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child.

Naughty

Naugh"ty , a. [Compar. Naughtier ; superl. Naughtiest.] 1. Having little or nothing. [Obs.]

[Men] that needy be and naughty, help them with thy goods.

2. Worthless; bad; good for nothing. [Obs.]

The other basket had very naughty figs.

3. hence, corrupt; wicked. [Archaic]

So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

4. Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child. &hand; This word is now seldom used except in the latter sense, as applied to children, or in sportive censure.

Having little or nothing.

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Usage Examples

My wife, a schoolteacher, very disciplined. If you think I'm tough, trust me, and wait till you see when the children are on the naughty step. It's hilarious. So we decided that I'm going to work like a donkey and provide amazing support for the family.

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

As a bookish child in Calcutta, I used to thrill to the adventures of bad girls whose pursuit of happiness swept them outside the bounds of social decency. Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Emma Bovary and Anna Karenina lived large in my imagination. The naughty girls of Hollywood films flirted and knew how to drive.

Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip.