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!
plural -es
1
: the quality or state of being naughty
2
: a naughty act or impulse
Examples of naughty in a Sentence
Adjective
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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Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
The play was naughty stuff in 1925, when the show, starring Tallulah Bankhead, got banned.
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Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
But theatergoers around me couldn’t seem to get enough, no matter how repetitive the naughty humor became.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
His tics are not naughty mischief, but an uncontrollable action.
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Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Has Fern eaten or chewed on anything naughty?
—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
The play was naughty stuff in 1925, when the show, starring Tallulah Bankhead, got banned.
—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
But theatergoers around me couldn’t seem to get enough, no matter how repetitive the naughty humor became.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
His tics are not naughty mischief, but an uncontrollable action.
—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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 27 Jun. 2026.
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