old-world
adjective
of or relating to the ancient world or to a former period of history.
Example Sentences
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Powell, a suburb of the capital Columbus, has a charming and old-worldly feel.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2020
But though you know he’s seething inside, he has an old-worldly dignity that eludes pretty much everyone else.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2011
While his tastes in music range from the 18th Century up to the streamlined present, his tastes in nearly everything else are old-worldly.
From Time Magazine Archive
Today, somewhat naturally, crotchety, old-worldly Pianist Paderewski looks back with fussy nostalgia to the times of his greatest triumphs.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I really do not know,” he would say in his courteous, old-worldly way, and few dared ask further.
From Marcia Schuyler by Grace Livingston Hill Lutz
