a. [f. JADE sb.1 + -ISH1.] Of the nature of, or having the characteristics of, a jade; of or pertaining to a jade. a. Of a horse.
1589. R. Harvey, Pl. Perc., 18. Such Iadish trickes make a sound horse to be suspected.
1633. T. Adams, Exp. 2 Peter ii. 21. A horse of the best mettle, when he falls into the hands of a currier, and is made a pack-horse, becomes dull and jadish.
1737. Bracken, Farriery Impr. (1740), II. 91. He [a horse] will be apt to tire, and grow jadish, before he has travel’d many Miles.
1768–74. Tucker, Lt. Nat. (1834), II. 677. A less fault for the horse to be a little too mettlesome than jadish.
a. 1843. Southey, Comm.-pl. Bk., IV. 412. The Eclipses [horses] jadish, speedy and uncertain.
b. Of a person, esp. a woman.
1573. G. Harvey, Letter-bk. (Camden), 141. There is not a Besse … That hath such iadysh qualityes.
c. 1600. Day, Begg. Bednall Gr., I. ii. (1882), 20. Sirra Horse-Courser, I’ll course you one day for you[r] Jadish tricks.
1658. Dekker, etc., Witch Edmont., IV. i. This jadish Witch, mother Sawyer.
1727. Bailey, vol. II., Jadish,… also lewd, as a Jade or Strumpet.
Hence Jadishly adv.; Jadishness.
1593. Tell-Troth’s N. Y. Gift (1876), 41. He begins to be iadishly tired.
1594. Carew, Huarte’s Exam. Wits, iii. (1596), 30. Amongst horses are found many iadishnesses, and good qualities.
a. 1640[?]. Lady Alimony, I. iii. My legs have been taught to pace iambics, and jadishly to interfere upon any condition.
1659. Torriano, Cavallinità, coltishness, jadishness, jadish condition.
