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old-style

old-style adjective: in a now outdated style; old-fashioned.

Adjective

old-style (not comparable)

  1. In a now outdated style; old-fashioned.
    • One day our neighbours came back from a trip into the jungle to visit relatives who still lived in an old-style "long house".2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 29

Questions about old-style

What does old-style mean?
Old-style means in a now outdated style; old-fashioned.
What part of speech is old-style?
Old-style is an adjective.

Words near old-style in the dictionary

  1. old-old
  2. old-olds
  3. old-school
  4. old-schools
  5. old-shoe
  6. old-style
  7. old-sweat
  8. old-sweats
  9. old-time
  10. old-time country
  11. old-time music

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