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English
Etymology
From 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 Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Hang him, poor cuckoldy knave! I know him not.
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