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naugh·ty

(nô′tē)

adj. naugh·ti·er, naugh·ti·est

1. Behaving disobediently or mischievously: a naughty child.

2. Indecent; improper: a naughty wink.

n. pl. naugh·ties

One that is naughty.

[Middle English noughti, wicked, from nought, nothing, evil, from Old English nāwiht, nothing; see naught.]

naugh′ti·ly adv.

naugh′ti·ness n.

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naughty

(ˈnɔːtɪ)

adj, -tier or -tiest

1. (esp of children or their behaviour) mischievous or disobedient; bad

2. mildly indecent; titillating

n, pl -ties

slang Austral and NZ an act of sexual intercourse

[C14 (originally: needy, of poor quality): from naught]

ˈnaughtily adv

ˈnaughtiness n

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naugh•ty

(ˈnɔ ti)

adj. -ti•er, -ti•est.

1. disobedient; mischievous.

2. improper, indecorous, or indecent: a naughty word.

3. Obs. wicked; evil.

[1350–1400]

naugh′ti•ly, adv.

naugh′ti•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	naughty - suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" gamey, gamy, risque, spicy, racy, juicy, blue sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
	2.	naughty - badly behaved; "a naughty boy" bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"

naughty

adjective

1. disobedient, bad, mischievous, badly behaved, wayward, playful, wicked, sinful, fractious, impish, roguish, refractory You naughty boy, you gave me such a fright.
disobedient good, seemly, proper, polite, obedient, well-behaved, well-mannered

2. obscene, blue, vulgar, improper, lewd, risqué, X-rated (informal), bawdy, smutty, off-colour, ribald saucy TV shows crammed with naughty innuendo
obscene clean, proper, polite

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naughty

adjective

1. Misbehaving, often in a troublesome way:

bad, ill-behaved.

2. Not in keeping with conventional mores:

immodest, improper, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, unbecoming, unbefitting, unseemly, untoward.

Idiom: out of line.

Translations

شِرّير، رَديء، غَيْر مُطيعمُؤْذٍ

zlobivýuličnický

uartig

tuhma

nestašan

óòekkur

birichino cattiveria cattivo con cattiveria

腕白な

말썽꾸러기인

išdykęs

nepaklausīgsnerātns

stout

slem uartig uskikkelig

niegrzeczny

travesso

непослушный

poreden

stygg

ซุกซน

yaramaz kötü

nghịch ngợm

顽皮的淘气的

naughty

[ˈnɔːtɪ] ADJ (naughtier (compar) (naughtiest (superl)))

1. [child] → travieso, malo
you've been very naughty → has sido muy malo
that was very naughty of you; that was a naughty thing to do → eso ha estado muy feo
you naughty boy! (angrily) → ¡mira que eres malo or travieso!; (indulgently) → ¡anda, pillín or picaruelo!

2. (of adult) I'm going to be very naughty and have two cakes → voy a portarme mal y comerme dos pasteles
it was a bit naughty of you to leave without telling anyone → no estuvo nada bien que te marcharas sin decir nada

3. (= risqué) [joke, song] → verde, colorado (LAm)
she gave me a naughty look → me miró con picardía
naughty bits (= male genitals) → paquete m
the naughty bits (in film etc) → las escenas picantes
the Naughty Nineties → la Bella Época

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naughty

[ˈnɔːti] adj

[child] → vilain(e)
naughty girl! → vilaine!
a naughty boy → un vilain garçon
to be naughty → être vilain
Don't be naughty! → Ne fais pas le vilain!, Ne sois pas vilain!

[story, film, magazine] → grivois(e)

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naughty

adj (+er)

→ frech, dreist; child → unartig, ungezogen; dog → unartig; (= disobedient) → ungehorsam; you naughty boy/dog! → du böser or unartiger Junge/Hund!; it was naughty of him to break it → das war aber gar nicht lieb von ihm, dass er das kaputt gemacht hat; I was naughty and ate a whole bar of chocolate → ich habe schwer gesündigt und eine ganze Tafel Schokolade gegessen; naughty, naughty! → aber, aber!; how naughty of me/him! → das war ja gar nicht lieb!; the kitten’s been naughty on the carpet (inf) → das Kätzchen hat auf den Teppich gemacht

(= fattening: of food) (it’s) naughty but nice → es ist ungesund, dafür aber lecker

(= shocking) joke, word, story → unanständig; naughty! → nein, wie unanständig!; the naughty nineties → die frechen neunziger Jahre or Neunzigerjahre; the naughty bits (hum: = genitals) → die Genitalien pl

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naughty

[ˈnɔːtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))

a. (child) → cattivo/a, cattivello/a, birichino/a
that was a naughty thing to do → non si fanno queste cose

b. (joke, song, story, film) → spinto/a

naughty

(ˈnoːti) adjective

(usually of children) badly-behaved. a naughty boy; It is naughty to kick other children.

naughtily adverb

ˈnaughtiness noun

naughty

→ مُؤْذٍ zlobivý uartig ungezogen άτακτος pícaro tuhma coquin nestašan birichino 腕白な 말썽꾸러기인 stout slem niegrzeczny travesso непослушный stygg ซุกซน yaramaz nghịch ngợm 顽皮的

naughty

a. travieso-a, majadero-a.

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