Behaved
Naughty
Naughty adjective - Engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior.
Usage example: told her to act her age and stop throwing temper tantrums like a naughty little girl
Both words in one sentence
- Children who are adventurous and who have interesting stories to tell, or to tell about, always seem to be mischievous at least and sometimes downright naughty and ill behaved.
Source: Naughty Is Good - She is more reasonable than Ben but her exact portrayal is unclear; in the original show, she was a Deadpan Snarker and could be as naughty as Ben when she went at it with him but otherwise was rule-abiding and well behaved, though she was definitely not evil nor boring.
Source: Naughty Is Good - Naughty Is Good: Aren't good kids supposed to be nice and well-behaved?
Source: Quirky Good
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