old-fash·ioned
ˈōl(d)-ˈfa-shənd 
1
a
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a past era
wears an old-fashioned black bow tie—
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b
: adhering to customs of a past era
2
: outmoded
: a cocktail usually made with whiskey, bitters, sugar, a twist of lemon peel, and a small amount of water or soda
Examples of old-fashioned in a Sentence
Adjective
an elegant, old-fashioned bun that was held in place with pearl hairpins
I'm so old-fashioned that I actually think people should use standard grammar and punctuation when composing e-mails
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
This may be an old-fashioned view, but this does not seem to be the sort of thing that will set the blood racing for the average young recruit.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Kathleen Pender, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
The results, plotted on the monitors next door, looked a bit like old-fashioned sing-alongs: follow the bouncing ball.
—Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
Undersea cables are one of those technologies that most of us are probably unaware of or assume to be some old-fashioned marginal holdover from the Victorian era.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
This may be an old-fashioned view, but this does not seem to be the sort of thing that will set the blood racing for the average young recruit.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
Its problem stemmed from an old-fashioned maturity mismatch between assets (such as loans and securities) and liabilities (such as deposits).
—Kathleen Pender, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
The results, plotted on the monitors next door, looked a bit like old-fashioned sing-alongs: follow the bouncing ball.
—Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
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“Old-fashioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-fashioned. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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