Relating to or characteristic of a cuckold; marked by infidelity or the condition of being betrayed by a partner's unfaithfulness.
From 'cuckold' + '-y' (adjective-forming suffix). Emerged in Middle English to describe situations or states associated with marital betrayal.
This is one of those deliciously archaic English words that captured an entire *genre* of medieval and Renaissance literature—tales of 'cuckoldy' scenarios were actually hugely popular entertainment in the 1300s-1600s, kind of like the drama shows today!
Informal/dialectal variant of cuckoldry or cuckold-like; same gendered emasculation frame.
Avoid; use neutral terms for infidelity or consensual non-monogamy.
["unfaithful","consensually non-monogamous"]
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