cuckoldy

English

Etymology

cuckold +‎ -y

Adjective

cuckoldy (comparative more cuckoldy, superlative most cuckoldy)

Characteristic of a cuckold.
- 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]:
  Hang him, poor cuckoldy knave! I know him not.

Synonyms

cuckoldly

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