naughtiness

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William, initially so bubbly and mischievous he was dubbed "His Naughtiness," has plainly hit adolescence, towering above his father, and is considered the sensitive one, a "deep thinker," as Diana called him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Naughtiness Is Rare.—Most people are too much absorbed in themselves to be bad.

From Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm

They could not find her anywhere, and her Most Serene Naughtiness sat screened by the leaves and shook with laughter.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 1, 1892 by Various

"Ay," answered another, "His Naughtiness bain't ekal to Gantick."

From Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

I avoid those Diversions that incite to Naughtiness, and use those that are innocent.

From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Erasmus, Desiderius