Naughty vs Playful - What's the difference?
naughty | playful |
* 1623 , (William Shakespeare), First Folio, The Merchant of Venice :
* 1644 , (John Milton), Aeropagitica :
* (rfdate) Udall:
(obsolete) Bad, worthless, substandard.
* (rfdate) American King James Bible, Jeremiah 24:2:
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
Immoral]], sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, [[risqué, cheeky.
liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive.
funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome.
fun, recreational, not serious.
experimental.
As adjectives the difference between naughty and playful
is that naughty is evil, wicked, morally reprehensible while playful is liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive.naughty
English
Adjective
(er)- So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
- 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.
- Such as be intemperant, that is, followers of their naughty appetites and lusts.
- 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.
- Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.
- 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) mischievousAntonyms
* niceDerived terms
* naughtily * naughtiness * naughty bitplayful
English
Alternative forms
* playfull (archaic)Adjective
(en-adj)- Actually, we are pretty playful in our romantic life.
- John is a playful fellow.
- A party hat is a playful conical hat people wear at parties.
- A brainteaser is a playful puzzle posed as a test of intelligence.
- He was a rather playful artist.
