fundie

English

Alternative forms

• fundy

Etymology

Clipping of fundamentalist + -ie.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfʌn.di/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ʌndi

Noun

fundie (plural fundies)

1. (derogatory, slang) A fundamentalist Christian.

   Some fundies are picketing at the capitol.

2. (by extension, derogatory, slang) A religious fundamentalist of any faith.

   He's a Jewish fundie, keeps everything really kosher.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• findiȝ

Etymology

Old English ġefyndiġ (“capable”), equivalent of finden +‎ -y.

Adjective

fundie

1. Understandable, effective
   • 1225, Trinity Homilies:

     And giue us swo findige speche þat þe fewe word þe we on ure bede seien be cuðe alle halegen.
     And give us such apt speech that the few words that we say in our prayers be worthy to the All Holy.

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2. capable, able

References

• “findi, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 June 2018.