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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | naught |
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naugh‧ty
1 a naughty child does not obey adults and behaves badly [≠ good]: You're a very naughty boy! Look what you've done!
disobedient
You're a very naughty boy! Look what you've done!2 if an adult does something naughty, they do something that is not right or good, but is not very serious : I felt a bit naughty going off on my own, leaving the children behind.
slightly bad
British EnglishI felt a bit naughty going off on my own, leaving the children behind.3 naughty jokes, magazines, films etc deal with sex, especially in a humorous way [↪ rude, blue]
involving sex
naughty jokes/magazines/films etc
British English old-fashioned —naughtily adverb
—naughtiness noun [uncountable]
