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naughty

/ˈnɔːti/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
  2. Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
  3. Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.
  4. Bad, worthless, substandard.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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