caddish
1
9.9
Being rude and selfish in a way that hurts others
- adjective
- /ˈkædɪʃ/
- Offensive
:
canalla (ofensivo)
- If you like the Flashman books, you might give a whirl to "Pistols For Two, Breakfast For One," which has a similarly caddish upper-class fellow for a hero.
And you know, they're sort of outraged that these apps somehow have permitted these men to behave in ways that like a quite caddish.
- And you know, they're sort of outraged that these apps somehow have permitted these men to behave in ways that like a quite caddish.
Examples
-
His caddish remarks during the meeting made everyone uncomfortable.
-
She found his caddish behavior towards waitstaff unacceptable.
-
It was a caddish move to leave her without an explanation.
Synonyms
discourteous
vscaddish
4
5.5
Not polite to other people and showing little respect
is more offensively rude and deliberately insulting
ungallant
vscaddish
1
9.1
Not polite or kind to other people
is more offensively rude and insulting than that
unchivalrous
vscaddish
1
8.6
Not polite or kind to someone in a social situation
is more sharply offensive and disrespectful, not just lacking manners
Antonyms
How Rude
outrageous
192
4.2
192
4.2
insulting
130
3.0
- Offensive
130
3.0
caddish
1
9.9
- Offensive
1
9.9
rude
594
1.0
594
1.0
discourteous
4
5.5
4
5.5
Surface Forms
caddish positive
Morphology
Etymology
Caddish comes from the old slang cad, a word for 'a dishonorable man', plus the ending -ish which means 'like' or 'having the quality of'. So to be caddish is to behave 'like a cad', rude or ungentlemanly.