naughty

  • 11naughty — adj. 1) naughty of 2) naughty to + inf. (it was naughty to do that) * * * [ nɔːtɪ] naughty of naughty to + inf. (it was naughty to do that) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12naughty — naugh|ty [ˈno:ti US ˈno:ti, ˈna:ti] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(disobedient)¦ 2¦(slightly bad)¦ 3¦(involving sex)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: naught] 1.) ¦(DISOBEDIENT)¦ a naughty child does not obey adults and behaves badly ≠ ↑good ▪ You re a very… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13naughty — [[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. Syn: bad Ant …

    English dictionary

  • 14naughty — adjective 1 a naughty child behaves badly and is rude and disobedient: You re a very naughty boy! Look what you ve done! 2 especially BrE used jokingly about an adult when you are pretending to disapprove of their behaviour: it s naughty of sb to …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15naughty */ — 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

  • 16naughty — 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

  • 17naughty — /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 …

  • 18naughty — 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

  • 19naughty — adjective /ˈnɔːti/lang=en/ˈnɔti/lang=en/ˈnɑti/lang=en a) bad; tending to misbehave or act badly. There was a very naughty boy at school yesterday. b) risque: flirting with impropriety and/or bad taste; morally dubious, especially sexually… …

    Wiktionary

  • 20naughty — 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