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Superlative for from, or reminiscent of, an earlier time or era
“Surely the more old-fashioned idea of locally-reared meat being slaughtered at a local abattoir a short distance away makes perfect sense.”
Superlative for tending to favor the status quo and averse to change
“When you come right down to it, I'm just an old-fashioned conservative, and you were always such a fire-breather, a real radical, and I never could feel that.”
Superlative for frumpy and generally unfashionable in appearance
“She suddenly felt really frumpy and old-fashioned and wished she'd gone to a more modern hairdresser in Manchester.”
Superlative for having been used many times, especially to the point of being unoriginal
“The old-fashioned cliché of honour among thieves is still an important concept.”
Superlative for overly formal, conventional, or prim and proper
(of food) Superlative for satisfying and sentimental in nature
Superlative for traditionally, or generally, recognized and accepted
(of clothes) Superlative for having been worn or used many times over a long period of time
Superlative for stubbornly resistant to change or improvement
Superlative for excessively concerned with rules and order
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