The Meaning of Naughty

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naugh·ty (nô t )
adj. naugh·ti·er, naugh·ti·est

1. Behaving disobediently or
mischievously: a naughty child.

2. Indecent; improper: a naughty wink.

3. Archaic Wicked; immoral.
n. pl. naugh·ties One that is naughty.

[Middle English noughti , wicked, from
nought , nothing, evil, from Old Englishn wiht , nothing; see naught.]
naugh ti·ly adv. naugh ti·ness n.

Word History: The word naughty at one time was an all-purpose word similar to bad. During the 16th century one could use naughty to mean "unhealthy, unpleasant, bad (with respect to weather), vicious (of an animal), inferior, or bad in quality" (one could say "very naughtie figes" or "naughty corrupt water"). All of these senses have disappeared, however, and naughty is now used mainly in contexts involving mischief or indecency.

This recalls its early days in Middle English (with the form noughti), when the word was restricted to the senses "evil, hostile, ineffectual, and needy." Middle English noughti, first recorded in the last quarter of the 14th century, was derived from nought, which primarily meant "nothing" but was also used as a noun meaning "evil" and as an adjective meaning such things as "immoral, weak, useless." Thus naughty, in a sense, has risen from nothing, but its fortunes used to be better than they are at present.

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Dictionary entry overview: What does
naughty mean?
• NAUGHTY (adjective)
The adjective NAUGHTY has 2 senses:
1. suggestive of sexual impropriety
2. badly behaved

Familiarity information: NAUGHTY used as an adjective is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NAUGHTY (adjective)

Sense 1 naughty [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:
Suggestive of sexual impropriety

Synonyms:
risque; gamey; gamy; naughty; spicy; racy; juicy; blue

Context examples:
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

Similar:
sexy (marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest)

Sense 2 naughty [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:
Badly behaved

Synonyms:
mischievous; naughty

Context examples:
he was saucy and mischievous in school / a
naughty boy
Similar: bad (having undesirable or negative qualities)

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