naughty

[US]/ˈnɔːti/
[UK]/ˈnɔːti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.disobedient or mischievous; improper or indecent

Example Sentences

manage a naughty child

you've been a really naughty boy.

You naughty little puss!.

It was naughty of you to pull the cat's tail.

The naughty kid was in the classroom in body but not in spirit.

It's naughty to pull your sister's hair.

He smacked the naughty child.

The naughty dog cowered in a corner.

We just sat there giggling like naughty schoolchildren.

If you’re naughty, mother will spank you.

Their naughty children always contrive to make such a mess of things.

It was naughty of Father to stay out so late.

You naughty boy, stop pulling the cat's tail.

If you are naughty you won't get any ice cream.

It is naughty of you to pull your baby sister's hair.

Those naughty boys barred themselves in for fun.

Real-world Examples

Tut, tut, tut. Naughty, naughty, you'll get caughty.”

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Ah, naughty, naughty; would you take a nip at the gentleman?

Source: The Sign of the Four

They were three naughty nurses. Saucy even...they were saucy and bad and naughty.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

Yeah, I saw you, too. Naughty, naughty.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

Oh, Maggie, what a naughty naughty bird!

Source: Wow English

Yeah! - Oh Maggie, you naughty naughty bird.

Source: Wow English

A naughty girl stood there, wrapped in a huge shawl.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Hey! Maggie. You naughty, naughty bird.

Source: Wow English

Well, the boys had been very very naughty. They'd stolen daddy's car.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

Guess every naughty pup gets his just desserts.

Source: Growing Up with Cute Pets

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