naughtily

Thân thiện

The boy behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a disobedient or mischievous manner: "naughtily" describes behaving in a way that is playfully bad, disobedient, or causing minor trouble, often in a way that is not seriously harmful but is improper or annoying.

Usage

The adverb "naughtily" is used to modify a verb, describing how an action is performed. It indicates the action is done with a mischievous or disobedient quality. It is often used to describe the behavior of children.

Examples

• The child smiled naughtily after hiding the toy.
• She naughtily stuck out her tongue when her mother wasn't looking.
• He behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room.

Advanced Usage

• "to act naughtily": to behave in a mischievous or disobedient way.
  • The puppy acted naughtily by chewing on the slipper.
• "to say something naughtily": to say something with a teasing or impish tone.
  • "I didn't do it," he said naughtily, winking at his sister.

Variants and Related Words

• Naughty (adjective): (of a person, especially a child) behaving disobediently or mischievously.
  • The teacher spoke to the naughty boy.
• Naughtiness (noun): the quality or state of being naughty.
  • Her naughtiness resulted in a time-out.

Synonyms

• Mischievously: in a way that shows a fondness for causing playful trouble.
• Disobediently: in a manner that fails or refuses to obey rules.
• Impishly: in a manner that is childishly mischievous.

Antonyms

• Obediently: in a manner that complies with instructions or commands.
• Well: in a good, proper, or satisfactory manner (e.g., ).

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a disobedient or naughty way
   • he behaved badly in school
   • he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister
   • behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room

Từ đồng nghĩa

• badly
• mischievously