faddish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfædɪʃ/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English fad Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English faddish From fad + -ish.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more faddish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most faddish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |