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Naughtier

Naughty \Naugh"ty\, a. [Compar. Naughtier; superl. Naughtiest.]

  1. Having little or nothing. [Obs.]

    [Men] that needy be and naughty, help them with thy goods.
    --Piers Plowman.

  2. Worthless; bad; good for nothing. [Obs.]

    The other basket had very naughty figs.
    --Jer. xxiv. 2.

  3. hence, corrupt; wicked. [Archaic]

    So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
    --Shak.

  4. Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child.

    Note: This word is now seldom used except in the latter sense, as applied to children, or in sportive censure.

Wiktionary
naughtier

a. (en-comparative of: naughty)

WordNet
naughty
  1. adj. suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, racy, risque, spicy]

  2. badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy" [syn: mischievous]

  3. [also: naughtiest, naughtier]

naughtier

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Usage examples of "naughtier".

Then he doesn't have long to live whether he has the operation or not, lake, I'm going to make still greater effort to dress even naughtier for him, as long as he lasts.

Then he doesn’t have long to live whether he has the operation or not, lake, I’m going to make still greater effort to dress even naughtier for him, as long as he lasts.

Then he will be even naughtier and so progresses until his Mama or sister takes him more in hand, just as you have done with Robert.