oldfangled

[ohld-fang-guhld]

adjective

1. old-fashioned; of an older or former kind.

oldfangled

/ ˈəʊldˈfæŋɡəld /

adjective

1. derogatory,  out-of-date; old-fashioned

Other Word Forms

• oldfangledness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of oldfangled¹

First recorded in 1835–45; formed after newfangled

Word History and Origins

Origin of oldfangled¹

C20: formed on analogy with _newfangled

Example Sentences

And while “Marce Catlett” is in many ways a lament for an “oldfangled” lifestyle that now persists only in stories, it arrives at another of this author’s favorite words.

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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.

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Almost everything I read relayed his story in a kind of oldfangled, florid prose.

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You could argue that none of the other 30 teams left in the competition want or need to win it as much as Arsenal and United, so this match should crackle with oldfangled intensity.

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It nearly makes you believe that within the same oldfangled men and women we’ve known for centuries, new people may really be ready to emerge.

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Related Words

• age-old 
• antique 
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• former 
• old-fashioned 
• old-time 
• original 
• outmoded 
• primitive 
• traditional 
• venerable