old-fashioned

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /oʊldˈfæʃənd/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əʊldˈfæʃənd/

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• Hyphenation: old-‧fash‧ioned

Adjective

Positive old-fashioned

Comparative more old-fashioned

Superlative most old-fashioned

1. Something that looks or is done the way it was a long time ago; often with the intent that is no longer the way things look or are done anymore.

   People thought Obadiah Birdwell was old-fashioned because he drove a horse and buggy, wore homespun knickers, and churned his own butter.