naughty

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He's very funny and very naughty, which is perfect for those long days sitting in the court.

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  1. adjective Behaving disobediently or mischievously: a naughty child.
  2. adjective Indecent; improper: a naughty wink.
  3. adjective Archaic Wicked; immoral.
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  • Because that's really naughty -- I said you had to. —  Peter Donnelly shows how stats fool juries
  • They will make the whole thing seem innocent--naughty, perhaps, but innocent. —  THE ISLAND OF SHEEP
  • The International CringeFest, playing July 20-August 9, is subtitled bad plays, bad musicals, bad films, but these are REALLY GOOD & HILARIOUS works that are irreverent, politically incorrect, naughty, and utterly zany. —  BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content
  • Zoë Slattery because she tries to make PHP awesomer by writing tests. because he's been naughty, and because he's a good friend. —  Derick Rethans
  • Scott MacVicar because he's been naughty, and because he's a good friend. —  Planet PHP
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wicked ·  mischievous ·  saucy ·  funny ·  ungrateful ·  nasty ·  sexy ·  dear ·  wayward ·  greedy ·  playful ·  impertinent

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naughty:   naughtier
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Etymologies (2)

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

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  1. Early modern English also noughty; from Middle English naughty, nauʒty (= Dutch nietig = German nichtig); from naught + -y.
 

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