naughty

naugh·ty

adjective \ˈnȯ-tē, ˈnä-\

naugh·ti·ernaugh·ti·est

Definition of NAUGHTY

1

a archaic : vicious in moral character : wicked

b : guilty of disobedience or misbehavior

2

: lacking in taste or propriety

— naugh·ti·ly \ˈnȯ-tə-lē, ˈnä-\ adverb

— naugh·ti·ness \ˈnȯ-tē-nəs, ˈnä-\ noun

Examples of NAUGHTY

1. She gave him a naughty smile.
2. <told her to act her age and stop throwing temper tantrums like a naughty little girl>

Origin of NAUGHTY

Middle English noughti, from nought

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to NAUGHTY

Synonyms

bad, contrary, errant, froward, misbehaving, mischievous

Antonyms

behaved, behaving, nice, orderly

Related Words

defiant, disrespectful, ill-mannered, ill-natured, impolite, improper, impudent, indecorous, insolent, rude, uncouth, unmannerly; disobedient, headstrong, intractable, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, transgressing, unruly, untoward, willful (or wilful); balky, restive, uncontrollable, ungovernable, wayward, wild; arch, elfish, impish, knavish, monkeying, monkeyish, ornery, pixieish, prankish, rascally, roguish, waggish; dissolute, perverse, wrongheaded; disorderly, rowdy, ruffianly; corrupt, evil, wicked; insurgent, mutinous, rebellious; disobliging, inconsiderate, selfish, thoughtless, unkind, unkindly; babyish, childish, immature, infantile, jejune, juvenile, kiddish, puerile

Near Antonyms

acquiescent, compliant, complying, dutiful, obedient, submissive; clean, correct, decent, decorous, moral, proper, respectable; considerate, courteous, kindly, mannerly, polite, thoughtful; angelic (or angelical), cherubic, divine, heavenly; amenable, docile, governable, tractable; amiable, complaisant, good-natured, obliging, pleasant; discreet, modest; adult, grown-up, mature

Rhymes with NAUGHTY

Ate, dotty, grotty, knotty, plotty, potty, snotty, spotty, squatty