NAUGHTINESS, noun Nautiness. 1. Badness; wickedness; evil principle or purpose. I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thy heart. 1 Samuel 17:28. 2. Slight wickedness of children; perverseness; mischievousness. , adjective Nauty. 1. Wicked; corrupt. A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. Proverbs 6:1. 2. Bad; worthless. The other basket had very naughty figs. Jeremiah 24:1. 3. Mischievous; perverse; froward; as a naughty child. It is now seldom used except in the latter sense, as applied to children.
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