Naughtiness

Naughtiness
Naughtiness Naugh"ti*ness, n. The quality or state of being naughty; perverseness; badness; wickedness. [1913 Webster]

I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart. --1 Sam. xvii. 28. [1913 Webster]


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  • naughtiness — index mischief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • naughtiness — naughty ► ADJECTIVE (naughtier, naughtiest) 1) (especially of a child) disobedient; badly behaved. 2) informal mildly rude or indecent. DERIVATIVES naughtily adverb naughtiness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «possessing nothin …   English terms dictionary

  • naughtiness — noun see naughty …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • naughtiness — See naughtily. * * * …   Universalium

  • naughtiness — noun a) the state of being naughty b) a naughty act …   Wiktionary

  • naughtiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Improper, often rude behavior: horseplay, misbehavior, misconduct, misdoing, wrongdoing. See GOOD …   English dictionary for students

  • naughtiness — naugh·ti·ness || nɔːtɪnɪs n. mischievousness; disobedience, unruliness; state of being inappropriate, state of being unsuitable; rudeness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • naughtiness — n. Perverseness, frowardness, mischievousness, misbehavior …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • naughtiness — naugh·ti·ness …   English syllables

  • naughtiness — See: naughty …   English dictionary

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