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Definition of Caddishness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caddishness
Literary usage of Caddishness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman (1910)
"It cured me forever from this especial fault of literary caddishness. There may
be a diversity of opinion among writers concerning this question, ..."
2. Dramatic Opinions and Essays, with an Apology: With an Apology by Bernard Shaw (1907)
"Formerly, nothing shocked us in the screen scene except Charles' caddishness in
making fun of Sir Peter and his wife under very painful circumstances. ..."
3. The History of "Punch" by Marion Harry Spielmann (1895)
"My main purpose was satirical—an analysis of and an attack on the spirit of
caddishness, rampant in our days in many grades of life, coarse, corrupting, ..."
4. The Sewanee Review by University of the South (1896)
"... though our Puritanic taste would probably elect her for a table companion
rather than that supreme efflorescence of caddishness, Miss Copley of ..."
5. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England by Charles Larcom Graves (1922)
"After rebuking the insolent caddishness of ill-bred British tourists which not
only offended the congregation proper, but scandalized their decent ..."
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