coxcombly

English

Etymology

From coxcomb +‎ -ly.

Adjective

coxcombly (comparative more coxcombly, superlative most coxcombly)

1. (obsolete) foolish
   • c. 1608–1611, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Maid’s Tragedy”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii:

     You coxcombly ass, you!

References

• “coxcombly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.