naughty

«naughty» in Mova's school dictionary: Naughty describes a child or pet that behaves badly or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (naughty, naughtier, naughtiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Naughty describes a child or pet that behaves badly or does not obey. tree →

2) Naughty can describe something a bit rude or not proper, in a joking way. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday life, especially with young children, naughty means misbehaving; Santa's «naughty or nice» list is a well-known idea. Phrases: «naughty step», «naughty or nice», «a naughty puppy».

examples

• The naughty puppy chewed my shoe. tree →
• Don't be naughty in class. tree →
• He was sent to the naughty step. tree →
• Santa checks who's naughty or nice. tree →
• My little sister was naughty and hid the remote. tree →
• It was naughty of you to eat all the biscuits! tree →
• The naughty kitten knocked over the vase. tree →
• You naughty children--how could you be so disobedient? tree →

note

Comparison: naughtier, naughtiest (y to i). Mostly used about children and pets; about adults it sounds funny or joking. The «gh» is silent: NAW-tee.

In the corpora

• "xiǎo pìhái" means brat or little pest; adults say it about naughty children and it is a bit rude.
• "Cheeky monkey" means a naughty or rude child, said fondly (UK).
• "Little terror" means a very naughty child (jokey).
• "The naughty step" means a place where a child must sit as a punishment (UK).
• "Rascal" means a mischievous, naughty child, said fondly.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «naughty» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.