Definition of Cackly

1. Adjective. Like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg.

Exact synonyms: Squawky
Similar to: Cacophonic, Cacophonous
Derivative terms: Cackle, Squawk

Definition of Cackly

1. Adjective. Resembling or characterised by cackling. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cackly

cackel
cackerel
cackerels
cackhanded
cacking
cackle
cackle-bladder
cackle-bladders
cackle bladder
cackleberry
cackled
cackler
cacklers
cackles
cackling
cackly (current term)
cacks
caco-
caco-2 cells
cacodaemon
cacodaemoniacal
cacodaemonic
cacodaemonical
cacodaemons
cacodemon
cacodemonic
cacodemonical
cacodemonomania
cacodemonomanias
cacodemons

Literary usage of Cackly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Beyond the Rocks: A Love Story by Elinor Glyn (1906)
"There was a cackly tone in her voice, especially when raised above the din of the music, which was peculiarly irritating to sensitive ears. ..."

2. Who Won the War?: Letters and Notes of an M.P. in Dixie, England, France and by Edwin James Tippett (1920)
"... and "ooh-la-la"d all over and laughed her old, cackly laugh, and kissed me. Made me come in the one room where she and her old husband eat and sleep. ..."

3. Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion, Together by Iowa Adjutant General's Office (1908)
"cackly, James. Enlisted July 17, 1861. Mustered July 17, 1861. Killed in action April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Campbell, Joel. Age 17. ..."

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