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Meaning of naughty

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

naughty

Pronunciation:/ˈnɔːti//ˈnɑti/

adjective

Definitions

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

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

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

    Example: I bought some naughty lingerie for my honeymoon.

  3. Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.

  4. Bad, worthless, substandard.