faddy

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adjective

Having characteristics of a fad.

“He's a faddy eater.”

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivefaddy (comparative faddier, superlative faddiest)

comparative faddier · superlative faddiest

  1. Having characteristics of a fad.
  2. 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

Similar

adjectiveintensely fashionable for a short time

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

faddy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faddy

MLA

“faddy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faddy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faddy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faddy.

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