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Old Fashioned ˈfæʃnd Parents Good Adjective Bre ˌəʊld ˌoʊld

Word old-fashioned
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd / NAmE / ˌoʊld ˈfæʃnd /
Example
  • old-fashioned clothes/styles/methods/equipment
  • 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.
  • at heart, it’s just a good old-fashioned detective story.
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old-fashioned

(adjective)BrE / ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd / NAmE / ˌoʊld ˈfæʃnd /
  1. not modern; no longer fashionable
    • synonym dated
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dated
    • old-fashioned clothes/styles/methods/equipment
  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.

    Extra Examples

    • At heart, it’s just a good old-fashioned detective story.
    • Call me old-fashioned, but I still believe in good manners.
    • His clothes were curiously old-fashioned.
    • It was plain old-fashioned instinct, the gut feeling that something was wrong.
    • She’s somewhat old-fashioned in her attitudes.
    • Wearing a hat is now regarded as rather old-fashioned.
    • It was a lovely little old-fashioned cafe.
    • My parents are old-fashioned about marriage and relationships.
    • The bedroom was full of heavy old-fashioned furniture.
    • Working methods in the department were ridiculously old-fashioned until we went over to computers.
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