Contrary and Naughty

Contrary

Contrary adjective - Engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior.
Usage example: a contrary child who wouldn't behave

Naughty is a synonym for contrary. In some cases you can use "Naughty" instead an adjective "Contrary".

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

Contrary is a synonym for naughty in bad topic. Sometimes you can use "Contrary" instead an adjective "Naughty", if it concerns topics such as badly behaved.

Nearby Words: naught, naughtiness, naughtily

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / The Adventures of Pinocchio Sea Monster: Lorenzini after drinking from his fountain Spared by the Adaptation: Contrary to the original story, the naughty children avoid a future where they are donkeys for the rest of their lives, and regain their humanity by doing some hard work.
  • A level 1 Naughty Igglybuff (count that it has a double weakness to God-type contrary to Florges while sharing the Fairy weakness) would take exactly 38383875 damage, which breaks the damage cap a whooping 585 times and still deals 45315 damage, 3776.25 times the Igglybuff's life.
    Source: Tropers / Wax
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