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oldfangled en · ADJ

Etymology

From old + fangled, modelled after new-fangled.

Meanings

  1. old-fashioned
    • Made from hand-harvested agave hearts roasted over a mesquite fire, Sombra seems a fitting partner for Chartreuse, with its producers’ similar adherence to oldfangled tradition. 2009 April 5, Jonathan Miles, “A Splash of Incognito”, in New York Times:

Forms

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most oldfangled Degree=Sup lexicographic
old-fangled alternative lexicographic
more oldfangled Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

newfangled

Deriveds

oldfangledness

Synonyms

unfashionable · passé · antiquated · disused