Meanings
comparative more cuckoldy · superlative most cuckoldy
- Characteristic of a cuckold.
Hang him, poor cuckoldy knave! I know him not.
c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]Synonyms: cuckoldly
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCharacteristic of a cuckold.
Origin
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cuckoldy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuckoldy
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