Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the nature of a fad.
- adjective Given to fads.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Disposed to indulge in fads or whims.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective intensely fashionable for a short time.
- adjective prone to follow fads; ; -- of people.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a
fad ; being a fad.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective intensely fashionable for a short time
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Examples
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The pejorative word faddish an simply be a negative way of saying “current” or “in touch.”
Navigating the Winds of Change LYNN ANDERSON 1994
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She underwent an intellectual crisis, she says, discovering that these strategies, which she now calls faddish trends, were undermining public education.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local artdeco 2010
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She underwent an intellectual crisis, she says, discovering that these strategies, which she now calls faddish trends, were undermining public education.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Brian M 2010
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She underwent an intellectual crisis, she says, discovering that these strategies, which she now calls faddish trends, were undermining public education.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Brian M 2010
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She underwent an intellectual crisis, she says, discovering that these strategies, which she now calls faddish trends, were undermining public education.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Pilgrim1620 2010
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She underwent an intellectual crisis, she says, discovering that these strategies, which she now calls faddish trends, were undermining public education.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local artdeco 2010
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She underwent an intellectual crisis, she says, discovering that these strategies, which she now calls faddish trends, were undermining public education.
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She underwent an intellectual crisis, she says, discovering that these strategies, which she now calls faddish trends, were undermining public education.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local artdeco 2010
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She underwent an intellectual crisis, she says, discovering that these strategies, which she now calls faddish trends, were undermining public education.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local artdeco 2010
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She underwent an intellectual crisis, she says, discovering that these strategies, which she now calls faddish trends, were undermining public education.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Kathy5 2010
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