Naughtiness

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King James Dictionary [1]

Naughtiness n. Nautiness.

1. Badness wickedness evil principle or purpose.

I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thy heart.  1 Samuel 17 .

2. Slight wickedness of children perverseness mischievousness.

, a. Nauty.

1. Wicked corrupt.

A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.  Proverbs 6 .

2. Bad worthless.

The other basket had very naughty figs.  Jeremiah 24 .

3. Mischievous perverse froward as a naughty child. It is now seldom used except in the latter sense, as applied to children.

Holman Bible Dictionary [2]

 1 Samuel 17:28 Proverbs 11:6 James 1:21

Webster's Dictionary [3]

(n.) The quality or state of being naughty; perverseness; badness; wickedness.

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [4]

 James 1:21

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