What does naughty mean?

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Definition of naughty in English:

naughty

Pronunciation: /ˈnɔːti/

ADJECTIVE (naughtier, naughtiest)

1(Especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient:you’ve been a really naughty boy

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2informal Mildly rude or indecent, typically because related to sex:naughty goings-on

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3archaic Wicked.

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the naughty step

(also the naughty corner)British informal

A place where a child is sent after misbehaving in order to reflect on their actions:whenever I did something bad, my uncle would make me sit in the naughty corner

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1.1A situation of public disgrace:the bosses of the unions found themselves on the naughty step

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Derivatives

 

naughtily

Pronunciation: /ˈnɔːtɪli/

ADVERB

 

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naughtiness

Pronunciation: /ˈnɔːtɪnəs/

NOUN

 

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Origin

Late Middle English: from naught + -y1. The earliest recorded sense was ‘possessing nothing’; the sense ‘wicked’ also dates from late Middle English, and gave rise to the current senses.

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Words that rhyme with naughty

forty, haughty, pianoforte, rorty, shorty, sortie, sporty, UB40, warty

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