naughty

adjective/ˈnɔti/

Frequency rank: #5,178 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Behaving badly or disobeying rules, especially said of a child.

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Example sentence

The teacher scolded the naughty child for throwing paper across the classroom.

Synonyms & related words

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