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cadgy

American

[kaj-ee] / ˈkædʒ i /

adjective

Scot.

cheerful; merry.
amorous; wanton.
(of animals) in rut.

Other Word Forms

cadginess

noun
cadgily

adverb

Etymology

Origin of cadgy

First recorded in 1715–25; of uncertain origin

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cadgy

I thought Mr. Croftangry was looking very cadgy when he came in to play a rubber with us last night.

From The Surgeon's Daughter by Sir Walter Scott

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