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!
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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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The effect, as customer Dave Harwood of Orlando noted on his way out the door, was not particularly naughty.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
The film is centered around Kevin McCallister, a naughty 8-year-old who is accidentally left behind at home in Chicago as his family flies to Paris for the Christmas holidays.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
The players even ranked which of their teammates were on the naughty or nice list this year.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 25 Dec. 2024
The eye-catching jacket—with an assist from the leopard print bag—gave Moss’s ladylike outfit a naughty edge.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
The film is centered around Kevin McCallister, a naughty 8-year-old who is accidentally left behind at home in Chicago as his family flies to Paris for the Christmas holidays.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
The players even ranked which of their teammates were on the naughty or nice list this year.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 25 Dec. 2024
The eye-catching jacket—with an assist from the leopard print bag—gave Moss’s ladylike outfit a naughty edge.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Naughty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/naughty. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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