faddish
Example Sentences
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Chess has always been something of a faddish sport, said David Mehler, president of the U.S.
From Washington Post
He was anti-theory at a time when graduate students in the arts and humanities could not afford to be oblivious of Foucault, Derrida and the army of faddish post-modernists.
From Los Angeles Times
He’s not at all pleased at the idea of being put out to pasture by a guy with a faddish geometric haircut.
From Los Angeles Times
He derided the “faddish theory that racial discrimination may produce educational benefits.”
From Los Angeles Times
A purportedly sympathetic editorial on March 10 bemoans the plight of “the most neglected Americans” but dismisses the protests as a “faddish … copycat act” based on Alcatraz that “no one is likely to take seriously.”
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
