- 1(especially of children) behaving badly; not willing to obey a naughty boy/girl (humorous) I'm being very naughty—I've ordered champagne!
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- 2(informal) (often humorous) slightly offensive and connected with sex synonym risqué a naughty joke/word
NAmE//ˈnɔt̮əli//
adverb NAmE//ˈnɔt̮inəs//
noun [uncountable]See naughty in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: naughty