Websters Dictionary 1828
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Naughtiness
NAUGHTINESS, noun Nautiness.
1. Badness; wickedness; evil principle or purpose.
I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thy heart. 1 Samuel 17:28.
2. Slight wickedness of children; perverseness; mischievousness.
, adjective Nauty.
1. Wicked; corrupt.
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. Proverbs 6:1.
2. Bad; worthless.
The other basket had very naughty figs. Jeremiah 24:1.
3. Mischievous; perverse; froward; as a naughty child. It is now seldom used except in the latter sense, as applied to children.