/ˈtəʊ.di/, /ˈtoʊ.di/
OriginFrom a shortening of toadeater + -y.
- archaicA coarse, rustic woman.
- childish, diminutive, form-ofDiminutive of toad.
- intransitive, transitiveTo behave like a toady (toward someone).
“But bless your hearts, we "ain't so green," though lots of us of all sorts toady you enough certainly, and try to make you think so.”
“He had toadied to the late Mr William Morris: he had toadied to various members of the Fabian Society, he had toadied at first to the great Bransdon himself.”
“I dared not do anything to spoil the image of me she had set up to adore. I had toadied to her when she was the awesome duenna of my darling, and a groveling something still persisted in my attitude t”
- toadlike
“The bath is of greatest advantage in these chronic cases, with an earthy complexion and toady skin, if I am allowed thus to express its appearance.”
Formstoadies(plural) · toadies(present, singular, third-person) · toadying(participle, present) · toadied(participle, past) · toadied(past) · more toady(comparative) · most toady(superlative)