Definition for NAUGHT'I-NESS

NAUGHT'I-NESS, n. [naut'iness.]

  1. Badness; wickedness; evil principle or purpose. I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thy heart. I Sam. xvii.
  2. Slight wickedness of children; perverseness; mischievousness. Dryden. Shak. Sidney.

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