faddy

«faddy» in Mova's school dictionary: Fussy about food, liking only a few things and refusing… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (faddy, faddier, faddiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) (UK, informal) Fussy about food, liking only a few things and refusing many others. tree →

2) (informal) Following short-lived fashions or crazes. tree →

sense 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 →
• Don't be faddy; try one bite of the carrots. tree →
• Grandma said children today are too faddy about food. tree →
• The cat is so faddy that it only eats one brand of fish. tree →
• He went through a faddy phase of eating only yellow food. tree →
• The new diet seemed faddy and silly. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «faddy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.