as in naughty
engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior
a new approach for disciplining a chronically misbehaving child
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as in disobeying
to behave badly
scolded the children for misbehaving and sent them to bed early
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Adjective
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The eye-catching jacket—with an assist from the leopard print bag—gave Moss’s ladylike outfit a naughty edge.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025 -
The naughty version pours sugar into your gas tank and rats you out to the IRS.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Travelers in search of mischievous chimps will soon be able to stay at River Station, an eco-chic camp built by Wildplaces Africa near Kyambura, while Great Lakes Safaris is constructing Padibi Lodge on the site of a former Jane Goodall research center in Budongo.—
Alexandra Owens,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2025
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The video, which went viral on TikTok, shows Brandon cheekily explaining his mischievous plan.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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For better or worse, the author brand has become as integral to literary success as the writing itself.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Consumer Staples sector including PG, CL, and KMB, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Misbehaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbehaving. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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