faddy

[ fad-ee ]

/ ˈfæd i /

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adjective, noun fad·di·er, fad·di·est,

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Origin of faddy

First recorded in 1815–25; fad + -y¹

Words nearby faddy

FA Cup, fad, Fadden, faddish, faddist, faddy, fade, fadeaway, fade-in, fadeless, Faden suture

How to use faddy in a sentence

We confess that we may be faddy in these things, but when sleeping we prefer the horizontal position.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 16, 1917.|Various
As for your appetite, you must try not to get faddy; it's a woman's duty to keep up her strength, you know.
Married Life|May Edginton
It is curious that almost as soon as book-collecting became at all general, the 'faddy' man came into existence.
The Book-Hunter in London|William Roberts
Yet I'm sure he was just as earnest as any of these new faddy people.
A Lost Cause|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

You'll get me into trouble, you see, if you're so faddy about choosing.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 16, 1887|Various

British Dictionary definitions for faddy

faddy

/ (ˈfædɪ) /

adjective -dier or -diest

of, having, or involving personal and often transitory whims, esp about food

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