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  • 131naughty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. disobedient, wayward, mischievous, troublesome, perverse; improper. See disobedience, impurity.Ant., obedient, nice. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. wayward, disobedient, mischievous, impish, fiendish,… …

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  • 132perverse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. contrary, stubborn, obstinate, self willed; ungovernable, wayward; cross, petulant. See obstinacy, wrong. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Obstinate] Syn. headstrong, obdurate, self willed, wrongheaded;… …

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