Past tense of 'gad'; to have wandered aimlessly or moved about restlessly.
Past tense form of 'gad,' which has uncertain origins but may relate to exclamations or imitative words expressing restlessness. Commonly used since the 1600s.
The verb 'gad' and its past tense 'gadded' were especially popular in Victorian novels to describe characters who were considered too social or restless—it was a moral judgment disguised as a simple verb.
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