01 a. Having little or nothing.
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Having little or nothing.[Obs.]“[Men] that needy be and naughty, help them with thy goods.” — Piers Plowman.
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Worthless; bad; good for nothing.[Obs.]“The other basket had very naughty figs.” — Jer. xxiv. 2.
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hence, corrupt; wicked.[Archaic]“So shines a good deed in a naughty world.” — Shak.
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Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child.