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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Santa handles the nice list, but his counterpart, Krampus, scares naughty children into behaving.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025
It was followed by three more popular books about the naughty schoolgirl.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
The Christkind is depicted as a blond angelic figure in a white gown and is accompanied by a helper who doles out punishment to naughty children.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Will this trio be naughty or nice?
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025
It was followed by three more popular books about the naughty schoolgirl.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
The Christkind is depicted as a blond angelic figure in a white gown and is accompanied by a helper who doles out punishment to naughty children.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Will this trio be naughty or nice?
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 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 14 Dec. 2025.
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