Meanings
comparative faddier · superlative faddiest
- Having characteristics of a fad.
- fussy, having particular tastes or whims
He's a faddy eater.
1 more example
In dress now, for example! We are faddy people, you know—faddy but kind-hearted. If you were asked to wear any dress which we might give you, you would not object to our little whim. Heh?
1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Copper Beeches (story)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveintensely fashionable for a short time
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
faddy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faddy
“faddy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faddy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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