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Meaning of old-fashioned in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    old-fashioned

    Definitions

    1. out of fashion

    Examples

    • « a suit of rather antique appearance »
    • « demode (or outmoded) attire »
    • « outmoded ideas »

    Synonyms

    • unfashionable
    • unstylish

Famous quotes

  • « We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back. »
    Lee Iacocca
  • « I don't really believe in rules, but I do like old-fashioned dating where you don't call the guy until he calls you. I don't think it's like he's got to do this and that's the rule. »
    Ashley Tisdale
  • « Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows. »
    Marvin Hamlisch
  • « I'm often called an old-fashioned modernist. But the modernists had the absurd idea that architecture could heal the world. That's impossible. And today nobody expects architects to have these grand visions any more. »
    Thom Mayne
  • « My favorite meal would have to be good old-fashioned eggs, over easy, with bacon. Many others, but you can't beat that on a Sunday morning, especially with a cup of tea. »
    Gary Oldman

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