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• naughty — naugh|ty [ nɔti ] adjective * 1. ) a naughty child behaves badly and does not do what you ask them to: a naughty boy a ) MAINLY BRITISH a naughty adult does something they know they should not do 2. ) INFORMAL offensive or not polite. This word… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• naughty — /ˈnɔti / (say nawtee) adjective (naughtier, naughtiest) 1. disobedient; mischievous (especially in speaking to or about children). 2. improper; obscene: a naughty word. 3. Obsolete wicked; evil. –noun 4. Colloquial an act of sexual intercourse: a …  

• naughty — naughtily, adv. naughtiness, n. /naw tee/, adj., naughtier, naughtiest. 1. disobedient; mischievous (used esp. in speaking to or about children): Weren t we naughty not to eat our spinach? 2. improper, tasteless, indecorous, or indecent: a… …   Universalium

• naughty — naugh•ty [[t]ˈnɔ ti[/t]] adj. ti•er, ti•est 1) disobedient; mischievous 2) improper, indecorous, or indecent: a naughty word[/ex] 3) Obs. wicked; evil • Etymology: 1350–1400 naugh′ti•ly, adv. naugh′ti•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• Naughty — Naugh ty, a. [Compar. {Naughtier}; superl. {Naughtiest}.] 1. Having little or nothing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] [Men] that needy be and naughty, help them with thy goods. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] 2. Worthless; bad; good for nothing. [Obs.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• naughty —    Used as a vocative element in Shakespeare, this word has the force of ‘a thing of naught’, something totally worthless. ‘Thou naughty varlet’, in Much Ado About Nothing (4:ii) or ‘thou naughty knave’, in Julius Caesar (l:i) is thus a serious… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• naughty */ — UK [ˈnɔːtɪ] / US [ˈnɔtɪ] adjective Word forms naughty : adjective naughty comparative naughtier superlative naughtiest 1) a) a naughty child behaves badly and does not do what you ask them to a naughty boy b) a naughty adult does something that… …   English dictionary

• word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable …   Collocations dictionary

• naughty — 1) n an illicit act, usually referring to sex and typically occurring in phrases such as have a (quick) naughty . The coy expression, which sometimes also refers to a crime, is heard in both British and Australian speech. 2) adj British a.… …   Contemporary slang

• naughty — adj. Naughty is used with these nouns: ↑boy, ↑child, ↑word …   Collocations dictionary

• The Naughty Song — Infobox Single Name = The Naughty Song Artist = Cory Lee from Album = What a Difference a Day Makes Released = May 2005 Format = Digital download Recorded = 2007 Genre = Urban/Pop Length = 3:26 Label = Writer = Cory Lee. Producer = Chart position …   Wikipedia