caddish

[ kad-ish ]

/ ˈkæd ɪʃ /

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adjective

of or like a cad; dishonorable; ungentlemanly: caddish behavior.

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Origin of caddish

First recorded in 1865–70; cad + -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM caddish

cad·dish·ly, adverbcad·dish·ness, noun

Words nearby caddish

caddie, caddie car, caddie cart, caddis, caddisfly, caddish, caddisworm, Caddo, Caddoan, caddy, caddy spoon

How to use caddish in a sentence

This “ surprising option” (as the tone-deaf Times headline calls it) is often viewed as caddish.
The New Unsafe Sex|Tracy Quan|July 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I told them it was caddish to insult a fallen foe, but they would go and stick up those beastly notices.'
The Talking Horse|F. Anstey
But to assert it now, after he had done the unexpected, after the mountain had come to Mahomet, seemed caddish and ridiculous.
The Rise of Roscoe Paine|Joseph C. Lincoln
If there was anything like a code of interplanetary morals or manners one might call it absolutely caddish.
A Honeymoon in Space|George Griffith

She was worth a million dollars to Tony: and the million dollars were worth a basely caddish act to Garth.
Vision House|C. N. Williamson
I am afraid, though its caddish to say it, that she did care a good deal about me, and that thats the root of it.
Paths of Judgement|Anne Douglas Sedgwick