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naughtiness

/naw-tee/US // ˈnɔ ti //UK // (ˈnɔːtɪ) //

顽皮行为,淘气行为,顽皮,顽皮的行为

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    naugh·ti·er, naugh·ti·est.

    • : disobedient; mischievous: Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
    • : improper, tasteless, indecorous, or indecent: a naughty word.
    • : Obsolete. wicked; evil.

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Examples

  • A quick Google search for political sex scandals will lead you to pages of naughtiness, Republican and Democratic alike.

  • The danger and naughtiness that the weekend allows for and that we all hoped he'd bring over to week nights?

  • For them, novelty and naughtiness were the ultimate aphrodisiacs.

  • Tessa, in a broken voice, like the appeal of a naughty child with the naughtiness all gone, what shall I do?

  • The spirit of naughtiness possessed me, I think, for I determined to go downstairs and find something.

  • The spirits of the Imps are still in the buttons, and after a time they will repent and be sorry for their naughtiness.

  • Johnny, her little companion in naughtiness, escaped without so much as a sore throat; but he suffered in another way.

  • But Evelyn apparently condoned the naughtiness; he mentioned the name of the great pink thing, and turned to Madge again.