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Meanings of naughty in English

Suggestive of sexual impropriety.

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Mischievous.

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Usage of naughty in English
1
I hope you will excuse any-er-libertythese naughty children may have taken.
The magician's nephew
2
Indeed, in popular culture it was still viewed as being merely naughty.
BBC
3
Having healthy treats on hand saves the need for naughty late-night binges.
The South African
4
What a naughty way to talk, and will you button your blouse?
The new yorker
5
England, of course, would deny that there was anything naughty about it.
The Guardian
6
Will somebody pass the toothpicks to the shade of the naughty Mr.
Whirligigs
7
There you have it: something naughty, something nice, and some gift ideas.
Analog sff, december 2009
8
Think happy thoughts, happy-naughty thoughts of green grass and mares in rut.
Tomato rhapsody: a fable of love, lust and forbidden fruit
9
So I shall say naughty things still, but in the mildest way.
Hortus Inclusus / Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in ...
10
It was naughty of you to put him in such a position.
Herb of Grace
11
And the naughty lad has been strictly forbidden to enter the town.
Tell England / A Study in a Generation
12
O the naughty thing; and has it broken the new fancy wirework?
Vivian Grey
13
Severed hands and naughty bees have got nothing on Berdych's express delivery.
The Guardian
14
She is a great pet and never was naughty in her life.
Middlemarch
15
Then the birds need not much longer fear the naughty local man.
My Tropic Isle
16
We had family there -my grandmother, and her four naughty sisters.
The Guardian
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United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
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