Meanings
adjectivecackly (comparative more cackly, superlative most cackly)
comparative more cackly · superlative most cackly
- Resembling or characterised by cackling.
His voice rises and falls in a sly, scratchy singsong — no wonder he calls himself Weezy — that can sound like a cackly old man or a wisecracking kid.
2008 June 10, Jon Pareles, “Rapper’s Road to Pop”, in New York Times
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adjectivelike the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg
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cackly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cackly
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“cackly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cackly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cackly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cackly.
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