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old fashioned

old fashioned is the alternative spelling of old-fashioned.

old fashioned is the alternative form of old-fashioned.

Meaning of old-fashioned

Adjective

old-fashioned (comparative more old-fashioned or older-fashioned, superlative most old-fashioned or oldest-fashioned)

  1. Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.
    • My bike is old-fashioned but it gets me around.
  2. Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times and the old-style ways.
    • You can’t stay the night, because my parents are a bit old-fashioned.

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Forms of old fashioned

Adjective
comparativemore old fashioned
comparativeolder fashioned
superlativemost old fashioned
superlativeoldest fashioned
Noun
pluralold fashioneds

Questions about old fashioned

What is old fashioned the alternative spelling of?
Old fashioned is the alternative spelling of old-fashioned.

Words near old fashioned in the dictionary

  1. Old Etonians
  2. Old Faithful
  3. old fart
  4. old fartism
  5. old farts
  6. old fashioned
  7. old fashioned glass
  8. old fashioned glasses
  9. old fashioneds
  10. Old Father Thames
  11. Old Father Time

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