as in mischievous
engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior
told her to act her age and stop throwing temper tantrums like a naughty little girl
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Recent Examples of naughty
The eye-catching jacket—with an assist from the leopard print bag—gave Moss’s ladylike outfit a naughty edge.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
The naughty version pours sugar into your gas tank and rats you out to the IRS.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Making things worse, someone out there was naughty, preventing Santa from conducting his typical year-end rally in the stock market.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
A little naughty and a little nice, the delectable scent spotlights black cherry, Bourbon vanilla, hazelnut and almond cream.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
The naughty version pours sugar into your gas tank and rats you out to the IRS.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Making things worse, someone out there was naughty, preventing Santa from conducting his typical year-end rally in the stock market.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
A little naughty and a little nice, the delectable scent spotlights black cherry, Bourbon vanilla, hazelnut and almond cream.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Naughty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naughty. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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