naughty
English
/ˈnɔːti/, /ˈnɔti/
adj
Definitions
- Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
- Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
- (now) Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.
- (obsolete) Bad, worthless, substandard.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English naughty suffix from English naught.
Origin
English
naught
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fearnaught English
- naught English
- naughties English
- naughtily English
- naughtiness English
- naught Middle English
- naughty Middle English
- unothi Xhosa