naughty
adjective
disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children).
naughtily
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a word derived from
naughty.
Example Sentences
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As always, I’ve been wondering: How can I become even naughtily rich?
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2019
That these adults-as-teens were navigating all of this—both the breast cancer scares and the thirtysomething dating habits of Brandon Walsh—made it naughtily fascinating, while also keeping everything at a distance, assuringly once-removed.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2019
They range from the shocking “Nightmare in White” to the naughtily Rabelaisian “Ring of Hans Carvel” to the biter-bit classic “Hobbyist” to a little series about “Great Lost Discoveries,” these being invisibility, invulnerability and immortality.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2017
Paul interjects naughtily: "Especially before television in 1820."
From The Guardian ● Nov. 18, 2012
The mare’s ears went back naughtily and her lips drew away from her yellow teeth.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
