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Definition of Cackly
1. Adjective. Like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg.
Definition of Cackly
1. Adjective. Resembling or characterised by cackling. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cackly
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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