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old-fashioned Definition

old·-fashioned (ōld′fas̸h′ənd)

adjective

suited to or favoring the styles, methods, manners, or ideas of past times; esp., out-of-date; antiquated; outmoded

noun

an iced cocktail containing whiskey, bitters, sweetening, and a small amount of water, and garnished with pieces of fruit

old-fashioned Synonyms

old-fashioned

modif.

antiquated, out-of-date, dated, obsolete, obsolescent, outmoded, demoded, unfashionable, traditional, unstylish, passé, démodé (French), Victorian, not modern, old-time, unaccepted, disapproved, time-honored, not current, antique, ancient, no longer prevailing, bygone, disused, archaic, grown old, superannuated, antediluvian, Neanderthal, primitive, quaint, amusing, odd, neglected, outworn, dowdy, musty, unused, of great age, of the old times, past, oldfangled, behind the times, exploded, gone by, of the old school, extinct, out, gone out, out of it, Model-T*, out of the swim*, back number*, old hat*, moss-backed*, moss-grown*, mossy*, fossilized*, olden*; see also old 3.

Antonyms modern*, fashionable*, stylish.

old-fashioned Usage Examples

Infinitive complement

  • take: And I'm not demoralized; I'm 2005 national news story top only old-fashioned enough to take chances.
  • believe: I'm old-fashioned enough to believe that something is valued in direct proportion to the effort and patience expended in obtaining it.

Modifies a noun

  • rose: Here we'll find the national collection of old-fashioned roses housed in the walled garden of the 12th century Augustinian Priory.
  • courtesy: Someone's old-fashioned courtesy and good manners could have extraordinary effect too.
  • charm: Retaining the classic style and elegance of a country house, the public rooms have a succinctly old-fashioned Scottish charm.
  • picnic: This because they finally disembark in old-fashioned picnic and ski shows nationally.
  • notion: Perhaps the key lies in the somewhat old-fashioned notion of humility.
  • glass: Add the lime slices and the sugar to an old-fashioned glass.

Modifying Another Word

  • curiously: Writers Forum, his curiously old-fashioned sounding imprint, brought out more than a 1000 items during his lifetime.
  • delightfully: A: Faint memories of a delightfully old-fashioned Arthur Mee's Children's Encyclopedia.
  • distinctly: However, despite all these conveniences, by the 1940s this type of arrangement was beginning to look distinctly old-fashioned.
  • terribly: Of course, nowadays we would remember this only to dismiss it - terribly old-fashioned.
  • rather: He appears to hold a rather old-fashioned idea about what economic historians do.
  • somewhat: Perhaps the key lies in the somewhat old-fashioned notion of humility.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Certainly, plenty of the material seemed old-fashioned, rather than just plain old.
  • look: It doesn't look modern, yet it doesn't look old-fashioned either.
  • feel: It makes me feel terribly old-fashioned - superficial too, because I have never actually lived in the cities I have written about.
  • consider: Forms are considered old-fashioned in some countries but in others they're used by the avant-garde.
  • appear: Indeed, his silicon city of the future will be so familiar to readers of science fiction as to appear almost old-fashioned.
  • use: No enterprise can today risk using old-fashioned, 'hit or miss ' methods of managing the modern workforce.