English edit

Etymology edit

haddock +‎ -y

Adjective edit

haddocky (comparative more haddocky, superlative most haddocky)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of haddock.
    • 1920, E. F. Benson, The Countess of Lowndes Square and Other Stories:
      [] a secret and terrible old woman called Magsby, whom Lady Hampshire could ruin on the spot for forging a valueless cheque of her father's, opened the door to the clients, and made gruesome haddocky meals for herself in the kitchen.
    • 2014, Sarah Courtauld, Buckle and Squash and the Monstrous Moat-Dragon:
      When she opened her eyes again, that haddocky smell would be gone!