naughtily

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English naughty

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English naughtily

From naughty + -ly.

Adverb

naughtily (comparative more naughtily, superlative most naughtily)

1. In a naughty manner.

Translations

in a naughty manner

• Finnish: tuhmasti (fi)
• Spanish: malvadamente