naughty
Adjective Satellite
- suggestive of sexual impropriety
- "a naughty wink"
- "naughty words"
- badly behaved
- "a naughty boy"
Adj
- Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
- Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
- Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.
- Bad, worthless, substandard.
Verb
- To perform sexual acts upon.
Adjective
- Disobedient or mischievous, especially of children.
Examples
- 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!
- Playing a naughty word that’s technically valid always feels a bit scandalous in Scrabble.
- Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.
Origin / Etymology
From late Middle English noughti, naughty (“evil, immoral, wicked”), from nought (“evil, immoral”) + -ī̆ (suffix forming adjectives). Analysable as naught + -y.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
naughty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordnaughty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
naughty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
naughty: valid Words With Friends Word