Meaning
Behaving badly and not obeying; used mostly about children, in a soft, not serious way.
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Word origin
From naught, meaning nothing, from Old English nawiht. A naughty person first had nothing, then was worth nothing, then simply behaved badly.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- nawiht
- English cognates
- naught
Examples
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"Naughty" is a soft word for badly behaved.
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The pattern "naughty of you" gently blames someone for a small bad act.
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The famous pair; naughty is the opposite of nice here.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 30, lesson 7: naughty, opera, objection and 7 more words.