Naughty - English meaning

adjective

Of poor quality or a low standard.

Usage examples:

A bad diet

adverb

Badly.

Usage examples:

He beat her up real bad

adjective

Unpleasant and causing difficulties

Usage examples:

Our holiday was spoiled by bad weather., we've just had some very bad news., watch out - he's in a …

adjective

Dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent.

Usage examples:

Brothers and sisters should avoid one another in public and refrain from telling bawdy jokes or mak…

noun

Humorously indecent talk or writing.

Usage examples:

His wonderful wit greatly delighted contemporary readers, most of whom were not worried by bawdy, t…

adjective

Containing humorous remarks about sex

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Bawdy humour/songs

adjective

Having a distance larger than usual from side to side; wide.

Usage examples:

A broad staircase

noun

A woman.

Usage examples:

I get drunk, follow the pretty broads, and make a fool of myself

adjective

Very wide

Usage examples:

He flashed a broad grin at us., the magazine covers a broad range of subjects., he explained it in …

adjective

Rough or harsh in texture.

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A coarse woollen cloth

adjective

Rough and not smooth or soft

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Coarse hair, coarse linen shirts, now and then coarse laughter broke out., our recipe calls for coa…

adjective

Rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces

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Coarse sand/breadcrumbs, coarse-grained linen is a coarse-grained fabric.

adjective

In a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.

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Crude oil

noun

Offensively coarse or rude, especially in relation to sexual matters.

Usage examples:

A crude joke

noun

Natural mineral oil.

Usage examples:

The ship was carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude

adjective

Showing defiance.

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A defiant gesture

adjective

Proudly refusing to obey authority

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A defiant attitude/gesture, the protesters blocking the entrance to the offices remained defiant th…

adjective

Not willing to accept criticism or disapproval

Usage examples:

The ceo was in a defiant mood as she entered the boardroom.

adjective

(typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.

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Delinquent teenagers

noun

A delinquent person.

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Juvenile delinquents

adjective

Late in paying money owed

Usage examples:

She was delinquent in paying her taxes.

adjective

Covered or marked with an unclean substance.

Usage examples:

A tray of dirty cups and saucers

adverb

Used for emphasis.

Usage examples:

A dirty great slab of stone

verb

Make dirty.

Usage examples:

She didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels

adjective

Refusing to obey rules or someone in authority.

Usage examples:

Larry was stern with disobedient employees

adjective

Not doing what you are told to do

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A disobedient child

adjective

Refusing to do what someone in authority tells you to do

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A disobedient child

adjective

Disgustingly dirty.

Usage examples:

A filthy hospital with no sanitation

adverb

To an extreme extent.

Usage examples:

He has become filthy rich

adjective

Extremely dirty

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Trucks poured out clouds of filthy, black smoke., there were beggars in the streets and filth every…

adjective

Not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty.

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The improper use of public funds

adjective

Being against a law or a rule; dishonest or illegal

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The treasurer denied accepting any improper payments., an improper choice of words, if handled impr…

adjective

Dishonest, and not allowed by a rule or by law

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The cropland may have been polluted because of improper use of pesticides and fertilizers., imprope…

adjective

Not conforming with generally accepted standards of behaviour, especially in relation to sexual matters.

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Indecent acts

adjective

Morally offensive, esp. in a sexual way

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Indecent language is not allowed on the radio between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., [ u ] the network receive…

adjective

Morally offensive, especially in a sexual way

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An indecent act/photograph, she accused him of making indecent suggestions to her.

adjective

Not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper.

Usage examples:

A pub crawl with sundry indecorous adventures

adjective

Behaving badly or rudely

adjective

Having or showing a lack of sensitive understanding or tact.

Usage examples:

Forgive me asking an indelicate question, but how are you off for money?

adjective

Indelicate words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive

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An indelicate comment, it is indelicate to would it be indelicate to mention the fee at this point?

adjective

Defiant of authority; disobedient to orders.

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An insubordinate attitude

adjective

Refusing to obey orders from someone in authority, and not showing respect for them

Usage examples:

We shall take action against city employees who are insubordinate, or who are discourteous to the p…

adjective

(of a person) not willing to obey orders from people in authority, or (of actions and speech, etc.) showing that you are not willing to obey orders

Usage examples:

An insubordinate child

adjective

Crude and offensive in a sexual way.

Usage examples:

She began to gyrate to the music and sing a lewd song

adjective

(esp. of behavior or speech) sexual in an obvious and socially unacceptable way

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Lewd remarks

adjective

(of behaviour, speech, dress, etc.) sexual in an obvious and rude way

Usage examples:

Ignore him - he's being lewd., a lewd suggestion

verb

(of a person, especially a child) fail to conduct oneself in an acceptable way; behave badly.

Usage examples:

Josh misbehaved, pushing his food off the table

verb

Past simple and past participle of misbehave

Usage examples:

I was always getting in trouble for misbehaving at school., if computer circuits are allowed to ove…

verb

(of a person, especially a child) fail to conduct oneself in an acceptable way; behave badly.

Usage examples:

Josh misbehaved, pushing his food off the table

verb

Present participle of misbehave

Usage examples:

I was always getting in trouble for misbehaving at school., if computer circuits are allowed to ove…

adjective

(of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency.

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Obscene jokes

adjective

Offensive, rude, or disgusting according to accepted moral standards

adjective

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed.

Usage examples:

The allegations made are deeply offensive to us

noun

An attacking military campaign.

Usage examples:

An impending military offensive against the guerrillas

Unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

noun

A chamber pot.

adjective

Short for poor, used to represent dialectal speech.

abbreviation

Petty officer.

adjective

Lively, entertaining, and typically sexually titillating.

Usage examples:

The novel was considered rather racy at the time

adjective

Causing slight shock because sex is mentioned or suggested

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A racy story

adjective

Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way.

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A ribald comment

adjective

Ribald language refers to sex in a rude but humorous way

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He entertained us with ribald stories.

adjective

Slightly indecent and liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive.

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His risqué humour

adjective

Slightly shocking, usually because of being connected with sex

adjective

Offensively impolite or bad-mannered.

Usage examples:

She had been rude to her boss

adjective

Behaving in a way that hurts other people’s feelings; not polite

Usage examples:

I apologized for ted’s rude behavior., i thought it was rude of him not to introduce me., i’ve live…

adjective

Having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters.

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Salacious stories

adjective

Causing or showing too much interest in sexual matters

adjective

Determined to base your actions on your own decisions without listening to advice from other people

adjective

(of talk, writing, or pictures) obscene or lascivious.

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Smutty jokes

adjective

Related to or containing smut

Usage examples:

I was really embarrassed by his smutty jokes.

adjective

Flavoured with or fragrant with spice.

Usage examples:

Pasta in a spicy tomato sauce

adjective

Flavored with spices that are hot to the taste

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Spicy mexican food

adjective

Tending to suggest an idea.

Usage examples:

There were various suggestive pieces of evidence

adjective

Causing you to think about something

Usage examples:

They said they had no intention of hiding the facts, but their behavior was suggestive of the oppos…

adjective

Arousing mild sexual excitement or interest; salacious.

Usage examples:

She let slip titillating details about her clients

verb

Arouse (someone) to interest or mild excitement, especially through sexually suggestive images or words.

Usage examples:

The press are paid to titillate the public

adjective

Not easily controlled; unruly or disobedient.

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He was an unbiddable, strong-minded individual

adjective

Not controllable.

Usage examples:

Her brother had an uncontrollable temper

adjective

Too strong or violent to be controlled

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An uncontrollable temper, i felt an uncontrollable desire to sit down., he was laughing uncontrolla…

adjective

Lacking in discipline; uncontrolled in behaviour or manner.

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Undisciplined soldiers

adjective

Not behaving in a very controlled or organized way

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The coach should be embarrassed to see the team play in such an undisciplined manner., an undiscipl…

adjective

Impossible to control or govern.

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An ungovernable impulse to run away

adjective

Unable to be governed or controlled

adjective

Difficult or impossible to manage, manipulate, or control.

Usage examples:

His behaviour was becoming unmanageable at home

adjective

Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.

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A group of unruly children

adjective

Difficult to control or manage

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Her unruly behavior caused chaos in class.

adjective

Lacking sophistication or good taste.

Usage examples:

A vulgar check suit

adjective

Difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour.

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A wayward adolescent

adjective

(of a bad or harmful act) intentional; deliberate.

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Wilful acts of damage

adjective

(of something bad) done intentionally or (of a person) determined to do exactly as you want, even if you know it is wrong

Usage examples:

The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council., they eat huge quantiti…