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[kad] / kæd /


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Charlie, meanwhile, sets out to ensure that Lady Jemima’s suitor, the ne’er-do-well Thomas Smythe-Roberts, is revealed as a womanizing cad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

But his career as a humorous cad took off in 1980 when he landed the part of the “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot” Franklin Hart Jr. in Colin Higgins’ radical feminist comedy, “9 to 5.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024

The underdog here is Mark Ruffalo, whose comic turn as the cad Duncan Wedderburn in "Poor Things."

From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2024

In the past, words or phrases deemed to have stepped over the line include "impertinent dog", "cad", "blethering", "guttersnipe" and "git".

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2023

"I think you’re a cad," said the King.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

You excel at playing cads — Withnail, Jack Hock and now J.M.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2023

There may be nothing princely about Bitton’s portrayal, but he’s so much more lovable than the posh cads of swankier Benedicks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2023

The character was probably based on acting colleague - and fellow portrayer of cads - Terry-Thomas.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2022

He refused to play cowards or cads and took on characters, especially in “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” of almost divine goodness.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2022

I want to do decent things and I loathe cads, but all the same I do caddish things myself.

From Changing Winds A Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine


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