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unfashionable

American  
[uhn-fash-uhn-uh-buhl] / ˌʌnˈfæʃ ən ə bəl /

adjective

  1. not fashionable or stylish; not conforming to current or popular standards.


unfashionable British  
/ ʌnˈfæʃənəbəl /

adjective

  1. not fashionable

    dull unfashionable clothes

    an unfashionable view

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He doted on the music of Rachmaninoff when Rachmaninoff was unfashionable and on Steve Reich when Reich was found unfathomable.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

Such life-income annuities have been unfashionable for a long time.

From MarketWatch Mar. 24, 2026

The boom has seen Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac's transformative takeover Wrexham start a growing trend of celebrity involvement in previously unfashionable English clubs.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

Whatever one thought of its conclusions, it represented a serious, if already unfashionable, attempt to think carefully about the moral and philosophical implications of technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

Miss Spitty had strawberry blond hair, which was definitely unfashionable, but I found it a beautiful color.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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