Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)Ragged

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Tom is such a fuddy-duddy.

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  2. Tom doesn't give people the benefit of the doubt because he's a stubborn, little fuddy-duddy.

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  3. He's such a fuddy-duddy that he starts even his daily texts to me with "Dear Tom."

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Origin

From dud + -y.

From dud + -y.

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Forms

duddier/more duddy, duddiest/most duddy
Comparativeduddier / more duddy Lesson
Superlativeduddiest / most duddy Lesson

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfuddy-duddy

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ductduddudeB1dueA1
duddy — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto