naughty

CEFRB1

/ˈnɔːti/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Behaving badly, especially as a child.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Decadent, had as indulgence, especially an unhealthy one.

Examples

  • How naughty you are! Stop bothering me!

  • There are a handful of naughty boys in my neighborhood.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈnɔɾi]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.

  2. Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).

  3. Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.

More examples

In context

  • 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!

  • Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.

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Origin

adjective

From late Middle English noughti, naughty (“evil, immoral, wicked”), from nought (“evil, immoral”) + -ī̆ (suffix forming adjectives). Analysable as naught + -y.