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Definition of Old-fashioned
1. Adjective. Out of fashion. "Outmoded ideas"
Similar to: Unfashionable, Unstylish
Derivative terms: Old-fashionedness
Definition of Old-fashioned
1. Adjective. Of a thing, outdated or no longer in vogue. ¹
2. Adjective. Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times. ¹
3. Noun. A whiskey-based cocktail ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Old-fashioned
Literary usage of Old-fashioned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (1883)
"Next they got out an old fiddle, and one played and another patted juba, and the
rest turned themselves loose on a regular old-fashioned keel-boat ..."
2. Dombey and Son. by Charles Dickens, Hablot Knight Browne (1848)
"PAUL GROWS MORE AND MORE old-fashioned, AND GOES HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. WHEN the
Midsummer vacation approached, no indecent manifestations of joy were ..."
3. Children's Books and Reading by William Finch Allen, Montrose Jonas Moses (1907)
"THE old-fashioned LIBRARY A child should not need to choose between right ...
EV LUCAS has compiled two volumes of old-fashioned tales for modern readers. ..."
4. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association, Richard Rogers Bowker, Charles Ammi Cutter (1908)
"AN old-fashioned LIBRARIAN, THE LATE AR SPOFFORD BY WORTHINGTON C. FORD, Chief
of Manuscripts, Library of Congress IT was my fortune to come into connection ..."
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