trendier; trendiest
1
: very fashionable : up-to-date
… he's a trendy dresser.—
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: marked by ephemeral, superficial, or faddish appeal or taste
trendy ideas about success
Examples of trendy in a Sentence
a group of trendy young professionals
if what's in the stores is any indication, shorter skirts are trendy again this year
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 June 2026
Burrows continued to champion the four-camera sitcom, even as single camera became more trendy.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 June 2026
Dermatologists have some serious beef with sunbathers who are swapping traditional sunscreens for a trendy new ingredient.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Despite the surge of trendy braids, old-school looks, like flat twists, boneless braids, and cornrows, also have a strong presence this summer, especially among those interested in length retention and damage repair.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 18 June 2026
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“Trendy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trendy. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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trendy
adjective
trendier; trendiest
1
: very fashionable : up-to-date
2
: marked by passing or shallow appeal or taste
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