naughty
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badlyMischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
» Tom has been very naughty.
Том дуже неслухняний.
Meaning
5 sensesMischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.
ungezogen, unartig, ungehorsam
озорно́йozornój, непослу́шныйneposlúšnyj, шаловли́выйšalovlívyj
неслухня́нийnesluxnjányj
Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
I bought some naughty lingerie for my honeymoon.
If I see you send another naughty email to your friends, you will be forbidden from using the computer!
frech, unanständig, versaut
озорно́йozornój, шаловли́выйšalovlívyj, бессты́жийbesstýžij
(informal)Decadent, had as indulgence, especially an unhealthy one.
(archaic)Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.
(obsolete)Bad, worthless, substandard.
- badly behaved
- suggestive of sexual impropriety
Examples
116 sentencesTom has been very naughty.
Том дуже неслухняний.
You're a very naughty boy.
Ти дуже неслухняний хлопчик.
ruТы весьма шаловливый мальчик.
deDu bist wirklich ein ganz Junge.
Tom is naughty.
Том неслухняний.
ruТом озорник.
deTom ist ungezogen.
Tom isn't naughty.
Том не неслухняний.
ruТом не капризный.
deTom ist nicht unartig.
I was naughty.
Я був неслухняний.
deIch war ungezogen.
Translations
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Origin
From late Middle English noughti, naughty (“evil, immoral, wicked”), from nought (“evil, iFrom late Middle English noughti, naughty (“evil, immoral, wicked”), from nought (“evil, immoral”) + -ī̆ (suffix forming adjectives). Analysable as naught + -y.
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Forms
naughtier, naughtiest| Comparative | naughtier Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | naughtiest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
285 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
4 patterns- a naughty boy
- naughty boy
- was very naughty
- been a naughty