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Definition of "old-fashionedness" [old-fashionedness]

  • The property or condition of being old-fashioned; similarity to what is now past or out of date; retention of characteristics formerly prevalent but now exceptional. (noun)
  • Conduct or demeanor resembling that of an old person; precociousness. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "old-fashionedness" in a sentence
  • "I was just wondering, and you can put it down to my old-fashionedness, if it would have any kind of a negative impact on the boys?"
  • "To her relief, for all their old-fashionedness, the Shadowhunters seemed to believe in modern plumbing and hot and cold running water."
  • "Her having you on all fours in her surgery seems a trifle unconventional if you'll excuse my old-fashionedness!"
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