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Old Fashioned ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd Good Hotel Traditional Adjective Clothes/Styles/Methods/Equipment

Word3 old-fashioned
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd/ /ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd/
Example
  • old-fashioned clothes/styles/methods/equipment
  • these sweets are still made in the old-fashioned way.
  • the winnedumah hotel has old-fashioned charm.
  • his clothes were curiously old-fashioned.
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old-fashioned

(adjective)/ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd/ /ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd/
  1. not modern; no longer fashionable
    • SYNONYM dated
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dated
    • old-fashioned clothes/styles/methods/equipment
    • These sweets are still made in the old-fashioned way.
    • The Winnedumah Hotel has old-fashioned charm.
    • His clothes were curiously old-fashioned.
    • Critics regarded her films as hopelessly old-fashioned.
    • The whole room looked old-fashioned.
    • The hotel is quaint and old-fashioned.

    Extra Examples

    • Wearing a hat is now regarded as rather old-fashioned.
    • It was a lovely little old-fashioned cafe.
    • The bedroom was full of heavy old-fashioned furniture.
    • Working methods in the department were ridiculously old-fashioned until we went over to computers.
    • It was plain old-fashioned instinct, the gut feeling that something was wrong.
    • old-fashioned notions of honour
  2. believing in old or traditional ways; having traditional ideas
    • My parents are old-fashioned about relationships and marriage.
    • She wants to be an old-fashioned mother, staying at home and looking after the children.
    • Call me old-fashioned, but I still believe in good manners.
    • She's somewhat old-fashioned in her attitudes.
    • He seemed too old-fashioned and formal.
  3. simple, traditional and good quality
    • At heart, it's just a good old-fashioned detective story.
    • What's needed is some good old-fashioned common sense.
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