caddish

[ kad-ish ]

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

Origin of caddish

1
First recorded in 1865–70; cad + -ish1

Other words from caddish

  • cad·dish·ly, adverb
  • cad·dish·ness, noun

Words Nearby caddish

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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 | THE 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