naughtier; naughtiest
1
a
: guilty of disobedience or misbehavior
a naughty child
b
archaic
: vicious in moral character : wicked
2
: lacking in taste or propriety
No naughty jokes in front of the children, please!
Examples of naughty in a Sentence
She gave him a naughty smile.
told her to act her age and stop throwing temper tantrums like a naughty little girl
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Roger Brown’s 1983 disco painting of a skeleton in a naughty leather cap embodies both extremes.
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Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Wonders leads the cast of naughty teens as Ava, who returns to Southport to celebrate the engagement of her best pal.
—EW.com, 19 July 2025
Frank gives me just the wonderful opportunity to be naughty.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
In other news, water is wet and the Islanders are naughty.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 21 June 2025
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Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Wonders leads the cast of naughty teens as Ava, who returns to Southport to celebrate the engagement of her best pal.
—EW.com, 19 July 2025
Frank gives me just the wonderful opportunity to be naughty.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
In other news, water is wet and the Islanders are naughty.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for naughty
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“Naughty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/naughty. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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