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Definition of old-fashioned adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

old-fashioned

adjective
 
/ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd/
 
/ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd/
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  1. (sometimes disapproving) not modern; no longer fashionable synonym dated
    • old-fashioned clothes/styles/methods/equipment
    • These sweets are still made in the old-fashioned way.
    • The Winnedumah Hotel has old-fashioned charm.
    • His clothes were curiously old-fashioned.
    • Critics regarded her films as hopelessly old-fashioned.
    • The whole room looked old-fashioned.
    • The hotel is quaint and old-fashioned.
    compare fashionable
    Extra Examples
    • Wearing a hat is now regarded as rather old-fashioned.
    • It was a lovely little old-fashioned cafe.
    • The bedroom was full of heavy old-fashioned furniture.
    • Working methods in the department were ridiculously old-fashioned until we went over to computers.
    • It was plain old-fashioned instinct, the gut feeling that something was wrong.
    • old-fashioned notions of honour
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • in
    phrases
    • call me old-fashioned
    • a good old-fashioned…
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  2. (sometimes disapproving) (of a person) believing in old or traditional ways; having traditional ideas
    • My parents are old-fashioned about relationships and marriage.
    • She wants to be an old-fashioned mother, staying at home and looking after the children.
    • Call me old-fashioned, but I still believe in good manners.
    • She's somewhat old-fashioned in her attitudes.
    • He seemed too old-fashioned and formal.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • in
    phrases
    • call me old-fashioned
    • a good old-fashioned…
    See full entry
  3. good old-fashioned… (approving) simple, traditional and good quality
    • At heart, it's just a good old-fashioned detective story.
    • What's needed is some good old-fashioned common sense.
See old-fashioned in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee old-fashioned in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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