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faddy

[ fad-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, fad·di·er, fad·di·est,

faddy

/ ˈfædɪ /

Origin of faddy¹

First recorded in 1815–25; fad + -y ¹

We confess that we may be faddy in these things, but when sleeping we prefer the horizontal position.

As for your appetite, you must try not to get faddy; it's a woman's duty to keep up her strength, you know.

It is curious that almost as soon as book-collecting became at all general, the 'faddy' man came into existence.

Yet I'm sure he was just as earnest as any of these new faddy people.

You'll get me into trouble, you see, if you're so faddy about choosing.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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