naughty

naugh·ty  (nôt)

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.

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[Middle English noughti, wicked, from nought, nothing, evil, from Old English nwiht, nothing; see naught.]

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naughti·ly adv.

naughti·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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naughty [ˈnɔːtɪ]

adj -tier, -tiest

1. (esp of children or their behaviour) mischievous or disobedient; bad

2. mildly indecent; titillating

n pl -ties

Austral and NZ slang an act of sexual intercourse

[C14 (originally: needy, of poor quality): from naught]

naughtily  adv

naughtiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	naughty - suggestive of sexual impropriety; "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" gamey, gamy, risque, spicy, racy, juicy, blue sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
	2.	naughty - badly behaved; "a naughty boy" bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"

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naughty

adjective

1. disobedient, bad, mischievous, badly behaved, wayward, playful, wicked, sinful, fractious, impish, roguish, refractory You naughty boy, you gave me such a fright.
disobedient good, seemly, proper, polite, obedient, well-behaved, well-mannered

2. obscene, blue, vulgar, improper, lewd, risqué, X-rated (informal), bawdy, smutty, off-colour, ribald saucy TV shows crammed with naughty innuendo
obscene clean, proper, polite

Translations

naughty [ˈnɔːtɪ] ADJ (naughtier (compar) (naughtiest (superl)))

1. [child] → travieso, malo
you've been very naughty → has sido muy malo
that was very naughty of you; that was a naughty thing to do → eso ha estado muy feo
you naughty boy! (angrily) → ¡mira que eres malo or travieso!; (indulgently) → ¡anda, pillín or picaruelo!

2. (of adult) I'm going to be very naughty and have two cakes → voy a portarme mal y comerme dos pasteles
it was a bit naughty of you to leave without telling anyone → no estuvo nada bien que te marcharas sin decir nada

3. (= risqué) [joke, song] → verde, colorado(LAm)
she gave me a naughty look → me miró con picardía
naughty bits (= male genitals) → paquete m
the naughty bits (in film etc) → las escenas picantes
the Naughty Nineties → la Bella Época

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naughty [ˈnɔːti] adj

[child] → vilain(e)
naughty girl! → vilaine!
a naughty boy → un vilain garçon
to be naughty → être vilain
Don't be naughty! → Ne fais pas le vilain!, Ne sois pas vilain!

[story, film, magazine] → grivois(e)

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naughty

adj (+er)

→ frech, dreist; child → unartig, ungezogen; dog → unartig; (= disobedient) → ungehorsam; you naughty boy/dog! → du böser or unartiger Junge/Hund!; it was naughty of him to break it → das war aber gar nicht lieb von ihm, dass er das kaputt gemacht hat; I was naughty and ate a whole bar of chocolate → ich habe schwer gesündigt und eine ganze Tafel Schokolade gegessen; naughty, naughty! → aber, aber!; how naughty of me/him! → das war ja gar nicht lieb!; the kitten’s been naughty on the carpet (inf) → das Kätzchen hat auf den Teppich gemacht

(= fattening: of food) (it’s) naughty but nice → es ist ungesund, dafür aber lecker

(= shocking) joke, word, story → unanständig; naughty! → nein, wie unanständig!; the naughty nineties → die frechen neunziger Jahre or Neunzigerjahre; the naughty bits (hum: = genitals) → die Genitalien pl

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naughty [ˈnɔːtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))

a. (child) → cattivo/a, cattivello/a, birichino/a
that was a naughty thing to do → non si fanno queste cose

b. (joke, song, story, film) → spinto/a

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naughty

adj naughty [ˈnoːti]

(usually of children) badly-behaved a naughty boy; It is naughty to kick other children. stout شِرّير، رَديء، غَيْر مُطيع непослушен uličnický, zlobivý uartig ungezogen άτακτος travieso ulakas بدذات tuhma vilain שוֹבָב दुष्ट, शरारती neodgojen,neposlušan pajkos, haszontalan, rossz nakal óþekkur cattivo, discolo 腕白な 말을 듣지 않는 išdykęs, nepaklusnus, nepadorus nerātns; nepaklausīgs nakal ondeugend slem, uskikkelig, uartig niegrzeczny travesso obraznic; urât озорной nezbedný, nevychovaný poreden nestašan stygg, elak ซุกซน yaramaz, kötü 淘氣的 неслухняний, вередливий شرير nghịch ngợm 淘气的

adv naughtily

ondeund بِصورَةٍ شِرّيرَه невъзпитано darebácky, uličnicky uartigt ungezogen άτακτα mal, con malicia üleannetult از روی شیطنت ilkeästi avec malice בְּשוֹבבוּת शरारतपन zločest,neodgojen haszontalanul dengan nakal dónalega; óþekktarlega (con malizia) 腕白で 개구쟁이처럼 nepaklusniai, nepadoriai nerātni; nepaklausīgi secara nakal ondeugend slemt, uskikkelig niegrzecznie travessamente obraznic озорно nezbedne poredno nestašno styggt, elakt อย่างไม่เชื่อฟัง yaramazca, haylazlıkla 頑皮地 неслухняно, вередливо شرارت سے một cách nghịch ngợm 顽皮地

n naughtiness

ondeundheid تَصَرُّف شِرّير непослушание darebáctví, nezbednost uartighed die Ungezogenheit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. άτακτος travesura sõnakuulmatus شرارت ilkeys mauvaise conduite שוֹבְבוּת शरारतपन neposlušnost neveletlen viselkedés kenakalan óþekkt indisciplina やんちゃ 짓궂음 nepaklusnumas, nepadorumas nerātnība; nepaklausība kenakalan ondeugendheid uskikkelighet niegrzeczne postępowanie/zachowanie travessura obrăznicie озорство nezbednosť porednost nestašnost stygghet, elakhet การดื้อดึง yaramazlık, haylazlık 頑皮 неслухняність شرارت tính tinh nghịch 顽皮

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naughty → شقي zlobivý uartig ungezogen άτακτος pícaro tuhma coquin nestašan birichino 腕白な 말썽꾸러기인 stout slem niegrzeczny travesso непослушный stygg ซุกซน yaramaz nghịch ngợm 顽皮的