duddy
or dud·die
[ duhd-ee ]
/ ˈdʌd i /
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adjective Scot.
ragged; tattered.
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Words nearby duddy
ductus arteriosis, ductus arteriosus, ductus venosus, ductwork, dud, duddy, dude, dudeen, dude ranch, dudette, Dudevant
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Example sentences from the Web for duddy
Not until he was well past Eldorado did he overtake Duddy and Fuddy and the trap.
The Little Lady of the Big House|Jack LondonCome awa in by to the muckle chair—Whar is he himsel, the muckle duddy feltered gouk?
The amiable fuddy-duddy playing little politics in Washington became a gentleman of war.
Gargoyles|Ben HechtAnd now he was like the others in the party—an amiable fuddy-duddy.
Gargoyles|Ben Hecht