Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Lively; frolicsome.
- Wanton.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Scot. & Prov. Eng. Cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking; also, wanton.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective UK, Scotland, dialect
cheerful ormirthful , as after good eating or drinking - adjective UK, Scotland, dialect
wanton
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Examples
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Sit down — sit down; the gudeman will be blythe to see you — ye nar saw him sae cadgy in your life; but we are to christen our bit wean the night, as ye will hae heard, and doubtless ye will stay and see the ordinance.
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I thought Mr. Croftangry was looking very cadgy when he came in to play a rubber with us last night.
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I thought Mr. Croftangry was looking very cadgy when he came in to play a rubber with us last night.
The Surgeon's Daughter Walter Scott 1801
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Sit down -- sit down; the gudeman will be blythe to see you -- ye nar saw him sae cadgy in your life; but we are to christen our bit wean the night, as ye will hae heard, and doubtless ye will stay and see the ordinance.
The Bride of Lammermoor Walter Scott 1801
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