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olde worlde

olde worlde adjective: having an old-fashioned or archaic feel.

Adjective

olde worlde

  1. Having an old-fashioned or archaic feel.
    • Down this street is a lovely olde worlde bookshop.
  2. (derogatory) Pretending to be archaic; affectedly or pretentiously old-fashioned.

Questions about olde worlde

What does olde worlde mean?
Olde worlde means having an old-fashioned or archaic feel.
What part of speech is olde worlde?
Olde worlde is an adjective.

Words near olde worlde in the dictionary

  1. oldcomers
  2. olde
  3. Olde English Bulldogge
  4. Olde English Bulldogges
  5. olde tyme
  6. olde worlde
  7. olde-worlde
  8. Oldebroek
  9. olden
  10. olden time
  11. olden times

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