faddishly
7.8
In a way that follows a passing fashion trend
- adverb
- /ˈfædɪʃli/
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de manera tendenciosa
- The fashion designer showcased faddishly styled outfits that quickly became popular but soon faded away.
Examples
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She often chooses faddishly trendy hairstyles, which she changes with each season.
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Many teenagers prefer to decorate their rooms faddishly, changing themes every few months.
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The subject of Megalopolis is the faddishly current concept of postmodernism.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
How Trendy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Faddishly comes from the short word fad, which means 'a short-lived fashion', plus -ish meaning 'like' and -ly to make it an adverb. A helpful way to remember it is to picture someone who changes their style every week to follow the newest trend, because to act faddishly is to follow short-lived fashions rather than lasting choices.