ladgeful

ladgeful
Cumbrian Dictionary
(adj ladjfull) embarassing, e.g. 'e wuz see bad at yat lowpin it wur ladgeful = He was so bad at jumping over gates, he was an embarassment to us all.
Note: In some areas ladgeful's use is extended to the verb tense giving 'to ladge' for the act of embarassing someone. Ladgeful is/was also interchangeable with radge in some areas to mean rubbish, not very good, or unfair.

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