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Definition: Naughtily |
NaughtilyAdverb1. In a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "naughtily" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1602. (references) |
Synonyms: NaughtilySynonyms: badly (adv), mischievously (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Naughtily |
| English words defined with "naughtily": badly ♦ impish, implike ♦ mischievous, mischievously ♦ Naughtly ♦ pixilated, prankish, puckish. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "naughtily": Naughtly. (references) |
| "Naughtily" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Naughtily" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 10 | 111,207 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "naughtily"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 淘"地. (various references) | |
Czech | darebácky. (various references) | |
German | unartige. (various references) | |
Greek | κακώσ (badly, ill). (various references) | |
Italian | con cattiveria (nastily), capricciosamente (capriciously, whimsically). (various references) | |
Korean | 장난꾸러기 으로. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aughtilynay.(various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | ništavno, rđavo (bad, badly, ill, mis-, worst). (various references) | |
Spanish | traviesamente, mal (Amiss, badly, cowardice, damage, disease, evil, hardily, hardly, harm, hurt, ill, illness, in a bad way, infertility, inhumanity, lot, malady, poorly, trouble, troubled, wrong, wrongdoing, wrongly), escabrosamente (obscenely, risky, salaciously), con picardía, con malicia. (various references) | |
Thai | อย่างไม่เชื่อฟัง. (various references) | |
Ukranian | сумнівно (precariously, questionably), ризиковано (risky), кепсько (miserably), гріховно, вередливо, неслухняно, невдало (awry), пустотливо, примхливо (moodily), порочно (wrong). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "naughtily" (pronounced 'Naugh"ti*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abjectly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abortively, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abusively, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly, Acromegaly, Acronycally, Acrostically, Actionably, Actively, Actually, Acutely, Adaptly, Additionally, Adequately, Adherently, Adhesively, Adjacently, Adjectivally, Adjectively, Adjunctively, Adjunctly, Admirably, Admittedly, Adorably, Adoringly, Adorningly, Adroitly, Adulterously, Advantageously, Adventurously, Adverbially, Adversely, Advisably, Advisedly, Aerially, Affably, Affectedly, Affectingly, Affectionately, Affectively, Affirmatively, Afflictively, Affluently, Affrightedly, Affrontedly, Affrontingly, Agamically, Agedly, Aggravatingly, Aggregately, Agilely, Agitatedly, Agonistically, Agonizingly, Agreeably, Agreeingly, Airily, Alacriously, Alarmedly, Alchemically, Alertly, Algebraically, Alimentally, Allenarly, Allodially, Allopathically, Allowably, Allowedly, Allusively, Almightily, Alphabetically, Alterably, Alternately, Alternatively, Amatorially, Amazedly, Ambidextrously, Ambiguously, Ambitiously, Amblingly, Ambrosially, Amenably, Amiably, Amicably, Amorously, Amphibiously, Amphiboly, Amphitheatrically, Amply, Anacamptically, Analogically, Analytically, Anatomically, Ancestorially, Anciently, Angelically, Angerly, Angrily, Angularly, Animally, Animatedly, Anniversarily, Annually, Anomalistically, Anomalously, Anomaly, Anonymously, Answerably, Antecedently, Anteriorly, Antichristianly, Anticly, Antiquely, Antiseptically, Antithetically, Anxiously, Apathetically, Apertly, Aphoristically, Apishly, Apocalyptically, Apocryphally, Apologetically, Apostolically, Apparently, Appearingly, Appellatively, Applicatorily, Appliedly, Appreciatingly, Apprehensively, Appropriately, Approvedly, Approximately, Appulsively, Aptly, Arbitrarily, Archetypally, Archly, Arcuately, Ardently, Arduously, Argutely, Arithmetically, Arrantly, Arrogantly, Artfully, Articularly, Articulately, Artificially, Artlessly, Artly, Asexually, Ashamedly, ASSEMBLY, Assistantly, Assumably, Assumedly, Assuredly, Astatically, Astonishedly, Astringently, Atmospherically, Atomically, Attemperly, Attently, Attributively, Audaciously, Audibly, Augustly, Auricularly, Austerely, Authentically, Authenticly, Authorly, Autogenously, Automatically, Autoptically, Auxiliarly, Avaiably, Aversely, Avidiously, Avisely, Awfully, Awkly, Axially, Axiomatically, Backwardly, Badly, Baggily, Bakingly, Baldly, Balefully, Balkingly, Balmily, Baptismally, Barbarously, Barefacedly, Barely, Barometrically, Barrenly, Barruly, Basely, Bashfully, Bastardly, Bawdily, Bayardly, Beamily, Beamingly, Beastly, Becomingly, Befittingly, Behovely, Bellicosely, Belligerently, Beneficently, Beneficially, Benignly, Beseemly, Besottingly, Bestially, Biblically, Bibulously, Biennially, Bifariously, Bigly, Bigotedly, Billy, Bindingly, Binocularly, Bitingly, Bitterly, Blackguardly, Blackly, Blamelessly, Blandly, Blankly, Blasphemously, Blatantly, Blessedly, Blightingly, Blindly, Blithely, Blolly, Bloodily, Bloomingly, Bluely, Blunderingly, Bluntly, Blushingly, Blusteringly, Boastingly, Bobfly, Boilingly, Boisterously, Boldly, Bonnily, Booly, botchedly, botcherly, Botfly, Bouncingly, Bowingly, Boyishly, Braggingly, Bragly, Brainsickly, Brambly, Bravely, Bravingly, Brawlingly, Brazenly, Breathlessly, Brenningly, Briefly, Brightly, Brilliantly, Briskly, Bristly, Brittlely, Broadly, Brokenly, Brokerly, Brutally, Brutely, Bubbly, Buffoonly, Bunglingly, Burglariously, Burly, Busily, Butcherly, Butterfly, Buzzingly, Cabalistically, Calmly, Camously, Candidly, Cankeredly, Cannibally, Cannily, Canonically, Capaciosly, Capitally, Capitularly, Captiously, Carefully, Carelessly, Caressingly, Carnally, Carousingly, Cartographically, Casually, Catchfly, Catechetically, Categorically, Catholicly, Causatively, Caustically, Causticily, Cautiously, Cavalierly, Cavally, Cavilingly, Celestially, Centennially, Centrally, Ceremonially, Ceremoniously, Certainly, Chanceably, Chandlerly, Changeably, Chaotically, Chargeably, Charily, Charitably, Chastely, Cheaply, Cheerfully, Cheerily, Cheeringly, Chely, Chemically, Chidingly, Chiefly, Childishly, Chimerically, Chirpingly, Chirurgeonly, Chivalrously, Choicely, Cholericly, Chorally. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-h-i-l-n-t-u-y" | |
-2 letters: gauntly, halting, hauling, lathing, naughty, nightly, nilghau, nylghai, nylghau. | |
-3 letters: alight, auntly, gainly, guilty, haling, hangul, hating, haying, hyalin, inhaul, laying, lingua, litany, lungyi, luting, naught, nighty, nilgau, tangly, thinly, thulia, tingly. | |
-4 letters: algin, align, aught, aunty, gaily, gault, gaunt, ghaut, giant, glint, guilt, haunt, hying, inlay, laigh, laith, laity, lathi, lathy, laugh, liang, ligan, light, linga, lingy, linty, lungi, lying, night, tangy, thing, thuya, tying, uhlan, unhat, unity, unlay, unlit, until, yulan. | |
-5 letters: agin, agly, alit, anil, anti, aunt, ayin, gain, gait, gaun, ghat, gilt, glia, glut, gnat, guan, hail, halt, hang, hant, haul, haut, hila, hilt, hint, hula, hung, hunt, hyla, iglu, inly, lain, lang, lath, lati, ling, lint, liny, litu, luna, lung, lunt, luny, nail, nigh, tail, tain, tali, tang, than, thin, thug, ting, tiny, tuna, tung, tyin, ugly, ulan, ulna, unai, unit, yagi, yang, yuan, yuga. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-h-i-l-n-t-u-y" | |
+1 letter: hauntingly. | |
+4 letters: humiliatingly. | |
+5 letters: unhesitatingly. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 61 75 67 68 74 69 6C 79 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. .- ..- --. .... - .. .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01100001 01110101 01100111 01101000 01110100 01101001 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N a u g h t i l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0061 0075 0067 0068 0074 0069 006C 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)486787737486757891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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