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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

faddy en · ADJ

Etymology

From fad + -y.

Meanings

  1. Having characteristics of a fad.
  2. fussy, having particular tastes or whims
    • He's a faddy eater.
    • 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):

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
faddier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
faddiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unfaddy · faddily · faddiness

Synonyms

faddish