NAUGHTY


Meaning of NAUGHTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnȯ-tē, ˈnä- ]

adjective

( 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 ˈnȯ-tə-lē, ˈnä- adverb

• naugh·ti·ness ˈnȯ-tē-nəs, ˈnä- noun

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