cadgyadj.
Scottish and northern dialect.
1. Wanton, lustful: amorous.
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a1724 Gaberlunzie Man i He..cadgily ranted and sang.
a1724 Gaberlunzie Man i He..cadgily ranted and sang.
1733 Cock-laird in Chambers Songs Scotl. (1829) A cock-laird, fou cadgie, Wi' Jennie did meet.
1823 J. G. Lockhart Reginald Dalton III. vii. v. 196 He may weel be cadgy in the chaise wi' her.
2. Cheerful, merry; glad.
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1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iv. ii. 1 Wow! but I'm cadgie, and my heart lowps light.
1811 R. Willan List Words W. Riding Yorks. in Archaeologia 17 (E.D.S.) Cadgy, cheerful, merry.
3. Brisk, sprightly.
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1719 A. Ramsay Epist. to J. Arbuckle 132 When we're kedgy o'er our claret.
17.. A. Ramsay Epist. to Hamilton ii Kedgy carles think nae lang, When stoups and trunchers gingle.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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