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adjective

Naughty adj. (compar. naughtier; superl. naughtiest)

Having little or nothing. (Obs.) "(Men) that needy be and naughty, help them with thy goods."

Worthless; bad; good for nothing. (Obs.) "The other basket had very naughty figs."

Hence, corrupt; wicked. (Archaic) "So shines a good deed in a naughty world."

Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child. Note: This word is now seldom used except in the latter sense, as applied to children, or in sportive censure.

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"Naughty" Quotes from Famous Books

... be your only remaining child. Do, pray, encourage him to follow good ways. Send him to Mr. —-, and he will be kind to him, as he has been to me. He is a wild boy, but I hope he will be brought to think about his soul in time. Those naughty, wicked boys teach him to swear and fight, and run after all manner of evil. Lord, help him to flee from the wrath ...

— The Annals of the Poor • Legh Richmond

... For the unfaithfull harlots doe greatly endeavor to set their snares to catch thee, and their purpose is to make and perswade thee to behold my face, which if thou once fortune to see, as I have often told, thou shalt see no more. Wherfore if these naughty hagges, armed with wicked minds, doe chance to againe (as I think no otherwise but that they will) take heed that thou talk not with them but simply suffer them to speake what they will, howbeit if thou canst not refraine thy selfe, beware that thou have no communication of thy husband, ...

— The Golden Asse • Lucius Apuleius

... screamingly funny. The Duke had on his house of Lords manner, and we all sat round like a lot of naughty children. If only ...

— The Yellow Crayon • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... I done?' cried Madame, laughing grimly from her hollow jaws; I did all I could to help you over—'ow could I prevent you to pull back and tumble if you would do so? That is the way wen you petites Mademoiselles are naughty and hurt yourself they always try to make blame other people. Tell a wat you ...

— Uncle Silas - A Tale of Bartram-Haugh • J.S. Le Fanu

... reason, Aggie Lynch was not actively offensive, as were most of the others. She was a dainty little blonde, with a baby face, in which were set two light-blue eyes, of a sort to widen often in demure wonder over most things in a surprising and naughty world. She had been convicted of blackmail, and she made no pretense even of innocence. Instead, she was inclined to boast over her ability to bamboozle men at her will. She was a natural actress of the ingenue role, and in that pose she could unfailingly beguile the heart of the wisest ...

— Within the Law - From the Play of Bayard Veiller • Marvin Dana

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