Meaning

1 senses
  1. Resembling or characterised by cackling.

More definitions
  • like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg

Origin

From cackle + -ly.

From cackle + -ly.

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Forms

more cackly, most cackly
Comparativemore cackly Lesson
Superlativemost cackly Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg:squawky

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcackle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cackly — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto