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   Old-fashioned (?), a. Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; belonging to or characteristic of times past; adhering to old customs, styles, or ideas; as, “an old-fashioned dress, girl; old-fashioned wire-rimmed glasses”. “Old-fashioned men of wit.”  Addison.
   
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   This old-fashioned, quaint abode. Longfellow.
   
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   2.  Unacceptable or suboptimum because of having been superseded by something more recent; outmoded2; out-of-date. [Narrower terms: old-fashioned, out of fashion(predicate), out of style(predicate), passe, passee.]
   
   Syn. -- antique, old-hat(predicate), outmoded, out-of-date.
   
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   3. Unfashionably out of date; out of style. [Narrower terms: unfashionable (vs. fashionable)]
   
   Syn. -- demode, out of fashion(predicate), out of style(predicate), passe, passee.
   
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   old fashioned, old-fashioned n. A cocktail consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar, garnished with with fruit slices and often a cherry.
   
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