Word of the Day: Naughty
naugh-ty / ˈnȯ-tē
adjective
- ill behaved
Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and sooner or later something dreadful happens.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1867-1957
- in poor taste
Don’t write naughty words on the wall if you can’t spell!
Tom Lehrer, 1928-
- archaic, wicked
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
from ‘The Merchant of Venice’ by William Shakespeare, 1564-1616