Naughtier
/ˈnɔːtiər/noun
Comparative of naughty; more disobedient, mischievous, or morally improper.
Did you know?Naughty ultimately comes from Old English nāwiht, meaning “nothing,” so the word’s oldest vibe is literally “worthless” or “having no thing.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ne-
“not, no”
Old English
OE
nāwiht
“nothing, not a thing”
Middle English
ME
naugty / naughti
“worthless, wicked, morally bad”
14th Century
English
naughty
“bad, evil, morally wrong; later also mischievous”
Modern English
English
naughtier
“more mischievous or disobedient”