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Word entry · 7 letters

naughty

Best crossword clue

"Badly behaved"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈnɔːti/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aghntuyStarts with NEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Badly behaved, mischievous, or not obeying rules.

Word origin

From late Middle English noughti, naughty (“evil, immoral, wicked”), from nought (“evil, immoral”) + -ī̆ (suffix forming adjectives). Analysable as naught + -y.

Used in a sentence

  • Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.
  • I bought some naughty lingerie for my honeymoon.
  • If I see you send another naughty email to your friends, you will be forbidden from using the computer!

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