cad-dish

cad·dish

[kad-ish]
adjective
of or like a cad; dishonorable; ungentlemanly: caddish behavior.

Origin:
1865–70; cad + -ish1

cad·dish·ly, adverb
cad·dish·ness, noun
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cad (kæd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
informal, old-fashioned (Brit) a man who does not behave in a gentlemanly manner towards others
 
[C18: shortened from caddie]
 
'caddish
 
adj

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