cad

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who is morally reprehensible
  2. noun software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing

Etymology

Short for caddie, from Scots, from French cadet, from dialectal capdet (“chief, captain”), from Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput (“head”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel

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