Definition
cadgy
adjective
- irritable, bad-tempered, or quarrelsome
Usage: chiefly British dialect or informal
Examples
- He woke up in a cadgy mood and snapped at everyone.
- The old man had a cadgy disposition and rarely smiled.
- Don't mind her—she gets cadgy when she hasn't had her coffee.
- The cadgy customer complained about everything in the store.
- After a long day, I felt cadgy and wanted to be left alone.