Word of the Day

Naughty

December 19, 2019

naugh-ty / ˈnȯ-tē

 

adjective   ill behaved Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and sooner or later something dreadful happens. Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1867-1957   in poor taste Don’t write naughty words on the wall if you can’t spell! Tom Lehrer, 1928-   archaic, wicked So shines a good deed in a naughty world. from ‘The Merchant of Venice’ by William Shakespeare, 1564-1616
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