NAUGHTY
adjective
Definitions
- 1. Having little or nothing. [Obs.] [Men] that needy be and naughty, help them with thy goods. Piers Plowman.
- 2. Worthless; bad; good for nothing. [Obs.] The other basket had very naughty figs. Jer. xxiv. 2.
- 3. hence, corrupt; wicked. [Archaic] So shines a good deed in a naughty world. Shak.
- 4. Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025