caddish

[ kad-ish ]

/ ˈkæd ɪʃ /

of or like a cad; dishonorable; ungentlemanly: caddish behavior.

Origin of caddish

First recorded in 1865–70; cad + -ish¹

cad·dish·ly, adverb cad·dish·ness, noun

This “ surprising option” (as the tone-deaf Times headline calls it) is often viewed as caddish.

The New Unsafe Sex |Tracy Quan |July 28, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
I want to do decent things and I loathe cads, but all the same I do caddish things myself.

Changing Winds |St. John G. Ervine
How could a fellow, a manly, decent fellow like you, think up such a caddish trick?

Left Guard Gilbert |Ralph Henry Barbour
Rather a caddish trick on Wilbraham's part to have publicly accused him.

Mystery at Geneva |Rose Macaulay

And, of course, if she would promise to be his friend, it would be caddish to make love to her.

Lord Loveland Discovers America |C. N. Williamson
His eyes were smouldering with a caddish kind of excitement; he could afford to be good humored.

Under the Law |Edwina Stanton Babcock