naughty

Other forms of naughty

comparative or superlative

naughtier

comparative or superlative

naughtiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about naughty

What does naughty mean?

naughty means "suggestive of sexual impropriety". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in naughty?

naughty has 2 syllables: naugh-ty. The stress falls on "naugh". In IPA it is /ˈnɔti/.

What is another word for naughty?

Close synonyms include blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, racy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is naughty a common word?

naughty is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.