word-vault/dist/data/cards/na/naughty.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "naughty",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "behaving badly; not willing to obey",
            "labels": "(humorous)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a naughty boy/girl"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm being very naughty—I've ordered champagne!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children have all been a bit naughty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Come on now, that's naughty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You've been a very naughty boy!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "slightly rude; connected with sex",
            "labels": "(informal, often humorous)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a naughty joke/word"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "risqué"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɔːti/",
                "audio": "na/naughty/naughty__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɔːti/",
                "audio": "na/naughty/naughty__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from naught + -y. The earliest recorded sense was ‘possessing nothing’; the sense ‘wicked’ also dates from late Middle English, and gave rise to the current senses."
}