Naughty vs. Haughty
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Difference Between Naughty and Haughty
Naughtyadjective
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.Haughtyadjective
Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
Naughtyadjective
Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
I bought some naughty lingerie for my honeymoon.If I see you send another naughty email to your friends, you will be forbidden from using the computer!Haughtyadjective
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy;
some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplineshaughty aristocratshis lordly manners were offensivewalked with a prideful swaggervery sniffy about breaches of etiquettehis mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious airshaggy supercilious camelsa more swaggering mood than usualNaughtyadjective
Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.
Naughtyadjective
(obsolete) Bad, worthless, substandard.
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Naughtyadjective
suggestive of sexual impropriety;
a blue movieblue jokeshe skips asterisks and gives you the gamy detailsa juicy scandala naughty winknaughty wordsracy anecdotesa risque storyspicy gossipNaughtyadjective
badly behaved;
he was saucy and mischievous in schoola naughty boy
