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Comparative 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.”
Comparative 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.”
Comparative 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.”
Comparative 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.”
Comparative for overly formal, conventional, or prim and proper
(of food) Comparative for satisfying and sentimental in nature
Comparative for traditionally, or generally, recognized and accepted
(of clothes) Comparative for having been worn or used many times over a long period of time
Comparative for stubbornly resistant to change or improvement
Comparative for excessively concerned with rules and order
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