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fady

/ˈfeɪdi/

fady adjective: faded.

Adjective (1)

fady (comparative more fady, superlative most fady)

  1. (archaic, rare) faded
    • A straight-lined avenue, that is widened in front, and planted there with yew trees, then firs, then with trees more and more fady, till they end in the almond-willow, or silver osier, will produce a very remarkable deception of the former kind […]1764, William Shenstone, Unconnected Thoughts on Gardening (1764)

Noun

IPA/ˈfædi/

fady (uncountable)

  1. A system of taboos in the traditional culture of Madagascar.

Adjective (2)

IPA/ˈfædi/

fady (not comparable)

  1. Taboo, or forbidden, under the fady system.

Forms of fady

comparativemore fady
superlativemost fady

Origin of fady

From fade + -y.

Borrowed from Malagasy fady.

Questions about fady

What does fady mean?
Fady means faded.
What part of speech is fady?
Fady can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce fady?
Fady is pronounced /ˈfeɪdi/.

Words near fady in the dictionary

  1. fadoodles
  2. fados
  3. fadrazole
  4. fadrozole
  5. fads
  6. fady
  7. fae
  8. faecal
  9. faecal matter
  10. faecal transplant
  11. faecal transplants

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