naughtiest
SayNAW-tee-istUS/ˈnɔtiɪst/UK/ˈnɔːtiɪst/
- 1Superlative of naughty.
She earned a reputation as the naughtiest student the school had seen in years.
That prank ranks among the naughtiest things he ever pulled on his sister.
Note
Spelling does the work here: the -y of naughty turns to -i before -est, just as it does in the comparative naughtier. Whatever the base word means, this form ranks it. The naughtiest child misbehaves most, and the naughtiest joke is the most risqué. In casual talk, the naughtiest dessert is simply the most indulgent one.
naughtiest is a form of naughty
naughty, adjective: Behaving badly or disobediently, tending to misbehave, especially of a child. Full entry
- Spelling
- naughty → naughtiest: change y to i, add -est
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