Caddish
//ˈkædɪʃ// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characteristic of a cad, discourteous, ungentlemanly, dishonorable.
"To introduce into philosophical discussions a sneer at a creed's antiquity is like introducing a sneer at a lady's age. It is caddish because it is irrelevant. The pure modernist is merely a snob; he cannot bear to be a month behind the fashion."
Adjective
- 1 offensively discourteous wordnet
Example
More examples"To introduce into philosophical discussions a sneer at a creed's antiquity is like introducing a sneer at a lady's age. It is caddish because it is irrelevant. The pure modernist is merely a snob; he cannot bear to be a month behind the fashion."
Etymology
From cad + -ish.
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