cad
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That Belmondo morphs from appealing photojournalist to unlikable sexual cad while the picture’s ostensible star—Claude Brasseur as an inadvertent cop killer—disappears for long stretches does the picture no favors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Paul is a bit of cad, and not even entertainingly awful.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024
Handsome and popular, his bad boyfriend would be a stock cad in any other movie.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024
In the past, words or phrases deemed to have stepped over the line include "impertinent dog", "cad", "blethering", "guttersnipe" and "git".
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023
“You carried off one of my stockings last night, and you are a thieving cad, and I hope Mrs. Dudley can hear me.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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Essential Three-Letter Words, Part 4
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The Haunting of Hill House
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