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Naughtily

Definition: Naughtily

Naughtily

Adverb

1. 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: Naughtily

Synonyms: badly (adv), mischievously (adv). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Naughtily

English words defined with "naughtily": badlyimpish, implikemischievous, mischievouslyNaughtlypixilated, prankish, puckish. (references)
Etymologies containing "naughtily": Naughtly. (references)

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Usage Frequency: Naughtily

"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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)100%10111,207

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Naughtily

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.

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Rhyming with "Naughtily"

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)

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Anagrams: Naughtily

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Naughtily


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 61 75 67 68 74 69 6C 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.    .-    ..-    --.    ....    -    ..    .-..    -.--.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001110 01100001 01110101 01100111 01101000 01110100 01101001 01101100 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#78 &#97 &#117 &#103 &#104 &#116 &#105 &#108 &#121

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)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

486787737486757891

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage Frequency
5. Translations: Modern
6. Rhymes
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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