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naughty

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1. naughty - Adjective

2. naughty - Verb

4. naughty - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having little or nothing.

Worthless; bad; good for nothing.

hence, corrupt; wicked.

Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. William Shakespeare

The American people already know that Bill Clinton is a bad boy, a naughty boy. I'm going to speak out for the citizens of my state, who in the majority think that Bill Clinton is probably even a nasty, bad, naughty boy. Larry Craig

I do quite naughty things now. I do like to be a bit sexy. Kylie Minogue

No, I'm just a very naughty boy. I do all sorts of bad things. I kick kittens. I make rude gestures at nuns. Cassandra Clare

The original Jethro Tull was a 19th century English agriculturist who invented a seed drill you see... the first automatic process where by small holes were made in Mother Earth and even smaller seeds were deposited one at a time and neetly covered over as a cat does after having been naughty. Ian Anderson (musician)

A naughty child must be roughly rocked. Danish Proverb

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