jadish
English
Etymology
Adjective
jadish (comparative more jadish, superlative most jadish)
- (of a horse) Vicious and ill-tempered, like a jade.
- (of a woman) unchaste
- c. 1700, Roger L'Estrange, Seneca's Morals:
- A skilful rider brings his horse to obedience by mingling fair means with foul ; whereas to be perpetually switching and spurring , makes him vicious and jadish
- Somewhat jade in color.
Derived terms
References
- “jadish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.