oldfangled
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of oldfangled
First recorded in 1835–45; formed after newfangled
Example Sentences
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You might find yourself saying “nope,” too, once or twice, in a way that’s really tantamount to saying “yes” to “Nope’s” shivery pleasures, which feel both oldfangled and new.
From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2022
Almost everything I read relayed his story in a kind of oldfangled, florid prose.
From New York Times • May 3, 2022
The idea of investing in a character who isn’t essentially evil or bad seems oldfangled, even quaint.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2017
But as a member of the oldfangled endangered species of people who make a living writing books, the characters I identified with most this year were the creaky, wrong-headed scouts in “Moneyball.”
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2012
Getting up-to-date puts a strain on that slightly oldfangled institution, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, and the strain shows like a taut cable in its 28th Biennial Exhibition.
From Time Magazine Archive
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