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faddish

/ˈfædɪʃ/

adjective

Being or relating to a fad; trendy.

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faddy fashionable stylish

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Meanings

adjectivefaddish (comparative more faddish, superlative most faddish)

comparative more faddish · superlative most faddish

Being or relating to a fad; trendy.
The layman could have been forgiven for wondering if it was not just a faddish change from old-fashioned steam to cleaner, vaguely faster and more fashionable electric traction.
1962 August, “Let's have plain speaking”, in Modern Railways, page 74

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveintensely fashionable for a short time

Similar

faddy fashionable stylish

Also see

faddy fadlike fashionable new wave stylish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fad + -ish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with faddish

radish kaddish baddish caddish daddish Gladish laddish maddish saddish

Cite this entry

APA

faddish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faddish

MLA

“faddish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faddish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faddish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faddish.

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