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# faddy

adjective (faddy, faddier, faddiest)

«faddy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (UK, informal) Fussy about food, liking only a few things and refusing many others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faddy/#m1)
2. (informal) Following short-lived fashions or crazes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faddy/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used by British parents and grandparents about picky eaters: «a faddy eater». In stories it shows a child who will not eat vegetables. Phrases: faddy eater, faddy about food.

### Examples

- My little brother is a faddy eater and only eats pasta. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faddy/#x1)
- Don't be faddy; try one bite of the carrots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faddy/#x2)
- Grandma said children today are too faddy about food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faddy/#x3)
- The cat is so faddy that it only eats one brand of fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faddy/#x4)
- He went through a faddy phase of eating only yellow food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faddy/#x5)
- The new diet seemed faddy and silly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faddy/#x6)

### Note

Mainly British. Comes from «fad» (a short-lived craze). In US English people say «picky» instead. Spelling: double d.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «faddy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faddy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«faddy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/faddy.html) on Mova free.