old-fashioned in English

IPA: /oʊldˈfæʃənd/ [US], /əʊldˈfæʃənd/ [UK] Forms: old-fashioned [positive], more old-fashioned [comparative], most old-fashioned [superlative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]

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      "form": "more old-fashioned",
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  "hyphenation": "old-‧fash‧ioned",
  "lang": "English",
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        {
          "text": "People thought Obadiah Birdwell was old-fashioned because he drove a horse and buggy, wore homespun knickers, and churned his own butter."
        }
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        "Something that looks or is done the way it was a long time ago; often with the intent that that is no longer the way things look or are done anymore."
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      "ipa": "/əʊldˈfæʃənd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "old-fashioned"
}

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    {
      "form": "old-fashioned",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more old-fashioned",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most old-fashioned",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "English",
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  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "text": "People thought Obadiah Birdwell was old-fashioned because he drove a horse and buggy, wore homespun knickers, and churned his own butter."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something that looks or is done the way it was a long time ago; often with the intent that that is no longer the way things look or are done anymore."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/oʊldˈfæʃənd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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  "word": "old-fashioned"
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"old-fashioned" meaning in English

Adjective