faddish

[fad-ish]

adjective

1. like a fad.

2. given to fads.

   a faddish, sophisticated crowd.

Other Word Forms

• faddishness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of faddish¹

First recorded in 1850–55; fad + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Far from frivolous or faddish, Charlotte was the kind of hyperefficient co-worker whose organizational skills—her color coding alone!—dazzled and shamed me when we worked together in the ’90s.

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Westminster has long faced protests from animal rights activists who view the competition as a deplorable canine beauty contest fueling faddish puppy buying and reckless breeding.

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Chess has always been something of a faddish sport, said David Mehler, president of the U.S.

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He was anti-theory at a time when graduate students in the arts and humanities could not afford to be oblivious of Foucault, Derrida and the army of faddish post-modernists.

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He’s not at all pleased at the idea of being put out to pasture by a guy with a faddish geometric haircut.

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Related Words

• attractive 
• beloved 
• famous 
• fashionable 
• favored 
• prominent 
• suitable 
• trendy