Is 'naughty' better than 'nasty' when used to describe someone?

Answer 1

== == Yes, to many people, naughty means slightly bad and nasty usually means really bad. Some people prefer not to use the word "bad" in reference to children who misbehave, though, so another way of stating it is that naughty means that a child has done something minor that he should not have, and nasty means the behavior was very much off the mark. Of course the word nasty is a poor choice when referring to behavior because it can also mean that someone has not taken a bath for a long time or other things.