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Definition old-fashioned in British English

old-fashioned

adjective
/ˌəʊld ˈfæʃ(ə)nd/
Example

Blake was carrying an old-fashioned leather briefcase.

Synonyms and related words
old-fashioned primitive obsolete
1.1

used in a negative way to refer to methods, attitudes, or machines that are no longer useful or suitable in the modern world

Example

They have very old-fashioned ideas about raising children.

Synonyms and related words
old-fashioned primitive obsolete
1.2

used in a positive way to refer to nice things from the past that still exist

Example

good old-fashioned home baking

Synonyms and related words
old-fashioned primitive obsolete
Definition old-fashioned in British English

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old fashioned () old-fashioned ()