caddish

[ kad-ish ]

/ ˈkæd ɪʃ /

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

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First recorded in 1865–70; cad + -ish¹

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

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 want to do decent things and I loathe cads, but all the same I do caddish things myself.
Changing Winds|St. John G. Ervine
How could a fellow, a manly, decent fellow like you, think up such a caddish trick?
Left Guard Gilbert|Ralph Henry Barbour
Rather a caddish trick on Wilbraham's part to have publicly accused him.
Mystery at Geneva|Rose Macaulay

And, of course, if she would promise to be his friend, it would be caddish to make love to her.
Lord Loveland Discovers America|C. N. Williamson
His eyes were smouldering with a caddish kind of excitement; he could afford to be good humored.
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock