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# naughty

«naughty» in Mova's school dictionary: **Naughty describes a child or pet that behaves badly or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (naughty, naughtier, naughtiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Naughty describes a child or pet that behaves badly or does not obey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naughty/#m1)

2) Naughty can describe something a bit rude or not proper, in a joking way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naughty/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday life, especially with young children, naughty means misbehaving; Santa's «naughty or nice» list is a well-known idea. Phrases: «naughty step», «naughty or nice», «a naughty puppy».

### examples

- The naughty puppy chewed my shoe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naughty/#x1)
- Don't be naughty in class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naughty/#x2)
- He was sent to the naughty step. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naughty/#x3)
- Santa checks who's naughty or nice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naughty/#x4)
- My little sister was naughty and hid the remote. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naughty/#x5)
- It was naughty of you to eat all the biscuits! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naughty/#x6)
- The naughty kitten knocked over the vase. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naughty/#x7)
- You naughty children--how could you be so disobedient? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naughty/#x8)

### note

Comparison: naughtier, naughtiest (y to i). Mostly used about children and pets; about adults it sounds funny or joking. The «gh» is silent: NAW-tee.

### In the corpora

- ["xiǎo pìhái" means brat or little pest; adults say it about naughty children and it is a bit rude.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/23-friendly-teasing/15/)
- ["Cheeky monkey" means a naughty or rude child, said fondly (UK).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/14-family-and-behaviour/14/)
- ["Little terror" means a very naughty child (jokey).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/14-family-and-behaviour/15/)
- ["The naughty step" means a place where a child must sit as a punishment (UK).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/14-family-and-behaviour/21/)
- ["Rascal" means a mischievous, naughty child, said fondly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/15-behaviour-and-school-reports/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «naughty» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naughty/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.