[ˈnɔːti], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient
(e.g: you've been a really naughty boy)

- mildly rude or indecent, typically because related to sex
(e.g: naughty goings-on)

- wicked


Phrases:
- the naughty step

Origin:
late Middle English: from naught + -y. The earliest recorded sense was ‘possessing nothing’; the sense ‘wicked’ also dates from late Middle English, and gave rise to the current senses