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Naff

/næf/

In poor taste.

📖 Definitions of "Naff"

adjective
  1. 1

    In poor taste.

    "That tie is a bit naff, don’t you think?"

  2. 2

    Bad; tasteless.

  3. 3

    Poorly thought out, not workable, or otherwise not very good.

    "That’s a really naff example."

  4. 4

    Heterosexual.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Naff"

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WordDefinition
naughtyMischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
unsavoryOf bad taste; distasteful.
nefandous(archaic) Unspeakable, appalling.
nutil(UK dialectal) Useless.
failverb(intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
unsavoury(British spelling) Alternative spelling of unsavory. [Not savory; without flavor.]
good-for-naughtnoun(archaic) Synonym of good-for-nothing.
untastynounNot tasty.
nefand(obsolete) unspeakable; nefandous
ordinary(law, of a judge) Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
nugatoryTrivial, trifling or of little importance.
unfanciable(informal) Not fanciable.
no bueno(US, informal, mildly humorous) not good; no good; bad
nonfoulNot foul (in various senses).
unrelishing(obsolete) Not pleasant to the taste or the senses.
unappetising(chiefly British) Alternative spelling of unappetizing. [Not appetizing.]
no-goodnoun(derogatory) A worthless or useless person.
unnice(rare) Not nice; unpleasant.
inalimental(obsolete) Not nourishing.
noughtynounObsolete form of naughty. [Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).]

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