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Word of the Day - naughty
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naughty
/ˈnɔːti/
adjective
1 (especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient.
2 informal Mildly rude or indecent, typically because related to sex.
3 archaic Wicked.
Origin
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.
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[In it's too frequent smarty-pants manner, ODO's word randomizer repeated erudite yet again. Since it was first officially employed here in 2006, it can only be included, though not featured again.]
