adj.
Pronunciation: ' no ̇ -t ē , ' nä-
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: naugh · ti · er ; -est
Etymology: Middle English noughti, from nought
Date: 14th century
1 a archaic : vicious in moral character : WICKED b : guilty of disobedience or misbehavior
2 : lacking in taste or propriety
– naugh · ti · ly \ ' no ̇ -t ə -l ē , ' nä- \ adverb
– naugh · ti · ness \ ' no ̇ -t ē -n ə s, ' nä- \ noun