naughtiness

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naughtiness

noun naughtinesses

uncountable The state of being naughty. Opposite to exercise is idleness (the badge of gentry) or want of exercise, the bane of body and mind, the nurse of naughtiness, stepmother of discipline, the chief author of all mischief, one of the seven deadly sins, and a sole cause of this and many other maladies, the devil's cushion, […].
countable A naughty act.

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@misc{naughtiness_2026,
  title = {naughtiness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/naughtiness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}