adjective
1.
guilty of misbehavior
a naughty boy who teased the cat and upset the milk
Synonyms: bad, ill-behaved, misbehaving, mischievous, paw; compare disobedient
Related Word: contrary, froward, perverse, wayward; headstrong, intractable, recalcitrant, refractory, ungovernable, unruly, willful; disorderly, rowdy, ruffianly; evil, indecorous, wicked
Contrasted words: decorous, good, well-behaved; amenable, docile, obedient, tractable; amiable, complaisant, good-natured, obliging; polite, proper; considerate, kindly, thoughtful
2.
Synonyms: disobedient , obstreperous, unruly