newfangled

[ noo-fang-guh ld, -fang-, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnuˈfæŋ gəld, -ˌfæŋ-, ˈnyu- /

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adjective

of a new kind or fashion: newfangled ideas.

fond of or given to novelty.

Nearby words

newcomer, newel, newel post, newf, newf., newfangled, newfie, newfound, newfoundland, newfoundland and labrador, newfoundland standard time

Origin of newfangled

1425–75; late Middle English, equivalent to newefangel fond of or taken by what is new (newe new + -fangel, Old English *fangol inclined to take, equivalent to fang-, stem of fōn to take (cf. fang²) + -ol adj. suffix) + -ed³

Related forms

new·fan·gled·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for newfangled

Ali is but the latest victim of a newfangled version of the “no platform” phenomenon.
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The uniform, and this newfangled authoritative role, gives her a sense of purpose.
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All I know is we won't be the ones coming up with the newfangled storytelling systems.
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At times, those years feel very far away; Branch once muses on a newfangled “cellular” phone in 1994.
The Unguarded Bill Clinton|Ted Widmer|October 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST

He was cased all in that newfangled armour which we call lizard-mail.
Puck of Pook's Hill|Rudyard Kipling
Let's see what this place America is like, this desert of newfangled towns without, any castles.'
Babylon, Volume 3 (of 3)|Grant Allen
Mr. Atkins was getting on in years and called everything introduced in the last thirty years "newfangled."
In the Cards|Alan Cogan
What were we miserable wretches to do, shut up in this newfangled labyrinth.
The Satyricon, Complete|Petronius Arbiter
"Yes; if that don't beat all the newfangled notions I ever heard of," she exclaimed.
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British Dictionary definitions for newfangled

newfangled

/ (ˈnjuːˈfæŋɡəld) /

adjective

newly come into existence or fashion, esp excessively modern

rare excessively fond of new ideas, fashions, etc

Derived Forms

newfangledness, noun

Word Origin for newfangled

C14 newefangel liking new things, from new + -fangel, from Old English fōn to take

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