Naughty vs Mischivous - What's the difference?
naughty | mischivous |
As adjectives the difference between naughty and mischivous is that naughty is while mischivous is .
naughty English
Adjective
( er)
* 1623 , (William Shakespeare), First Folio, The Merchant of Venice :
- So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
* 1644 , (John Milton), Aeropagitica :
- Wholesome meats to a vitiated stomack differ little or nothing from unwholesome; and best books to a naughty mind are not unappliable to occasions of evill.
* (rfdate) Udall:
- Such as be intemperant, that is, followers of their naughty appetites and lusts.
(obsolete) Bad, worthless, substandard.
* (rfdate) American King James Bible, Jeremiah 24:2:
- One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
- Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.
Immoral]], sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, [[risqué, cheeky.
- I bought some naughty lingerie for my honeymoon.
- If I see you send another naughty email to your friends, you will be forbidden from using the computer!
Synonyms
* dirty
* (mischievous) mischievous
Antonyms
* nice
Derived terms
* naughtily
* naughtiness
* naughty bit
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mischivous English
Adjective
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