"faddy" meaning in English

See faddy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: faddier [comparative], faddiest [superlative]
Etymology: From fad + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|fad|-y|text=+|tree=1}} From fad + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} faddy (comparative faddier, superlative faddiest)
  1. Having characteristics of a fad.
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  2. fussy, having particular tastes or whims
    Sense id: en-faddy-en-adj-zgt23XLO Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: faddish Derived forms: faddily, faddiness, unfaddy

Inflected forms

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