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roddy¹

Where it comes from

From rod + -y.

adjective more roddy · most roddy

  1. Full of rods or twigs.

Roddy²

Where it comes from

Diminutives + -y.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Roderick or Rodger.

Roddy³

Where it comes from

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rodaigh (“descendant of Rodach”), a personal name probably derived from rod (“spirited, furious”).

proper noun Roddys · Roddey

  1. A surname from Irish.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mcdowell, twigsome, rowdyish, rooty, rooky, rodlike, rutty, rodenty, twiggy, ratty, reedy, rottenish, spriggy, stumpy, virgal, rat-ridden

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"roddy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roddy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

roddy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roddy

Chicago

"roddy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/roddy.

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@misc{roddy_2026,
  title = {roddy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roddy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}