naughty

naughty
[[t]nɔ͟ːti[/t]]
naughtier, naughtiest
1) ADJ-GRADED If you say that a child is naughty, you mean that they behave badly or do not do what they are told.

Girls, you're being very naughty...

You naughty boy, you gave me such a fright.

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naughtiness N-UNCOUNT

When he poked his tongue at the press it was just a young boy's natural naughtiness.

2) ADJ-GRADED You can describe books, pictures, or words, as naughty when they are slightly rude or related to sex.

You know what little boys are like with naughty words.

...saucy TV shows, crammed full of naughty innuendo.

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naughtiness N-UNCOUNT

...a writer who shocked the bourgeoisie with his sexual naughtiness.


English dictionary. 2008.

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