adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an old-fashioned/outdated expression
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The old-fashioned expression 'in the family way' means to be pregnant.
old-fashioned
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Some of his views now sound very old-fashioned.
old-fashioned
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I decided to throw out all my old-fashioned clothes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
rather
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The overall impression is one of rather old-fashioned comfort marred by a degree of shabbiness.
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It's all painfully literal, and rather old-fashioned .
very
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But that would have been very old-fashioned .
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First, no technology is foolproof, especially electronic technology; we still need very old-fashioned backup systems.
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Willi made his way over to Madge Grimsilk, coughed, hesitated, then bowed in a very old-fashioned and courtly way.
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It seemed a very old-fashioned and Victorian success story.
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There were no horse-drawn wagons, but one of the trailers looked very old-fashioned and may have been home-made.
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But in many ways you've always been a very old-fashioned girl.
■ NOUN
type
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He was the old-fashioned type , intelligent and analytical.
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It was the same old-fashioned type as Miss Tuckey's and he unscrewed the mouthpiece carefully but found nothing extra inside.
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If you have an old-fashioned type of mortgage, you will have to wave goodbye to your overpayments.
way
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He was dressed simply in the old-fashioned way with a cote-hardie which fell beneath his knees.
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They just go out and get it done, the old-fashioned way .
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It has done it the old-fashioned way , with teamwork, better quality and new models that appeal to its customers.
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They come here looking for a better life, the good, old-fashioned way our grandparents did: By working for it.
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Hugh's body was laid out in the old-fashioned way .
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His own wish was to be buried in the old-fashioned way , with birds singing and roses blooming over him.
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That said, editing in the old-fashioned way - with cursor keys - is probably quicker anyway, and works just as well.
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It may, indeed, move you in an old-fashioned way .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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'Wireless' is an old-fashioned word for radio.
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Old-fashioned ceiling fans have been making a comeback as a cheap and reliable alternative to air conditioning.
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old-fashioned clothes
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old-fashioned ideas about sex
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A lot of the machines at the factory are very old-fashioned .
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Albert was a tall, gangling man with long blond hair, like an old-fashioned rock star's.
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Cromer is a charmingly old-fashioned resort that has changed little over the years.
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good old-fashioned home cooking
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He has some very old-fashioned ideas about women.
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He rides one of those old-fashioned bikes with high handlebars.
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He was a nice, old-fashioned gentleman who would hold open the door for you or offer to carry your bags.
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her strict, old-fashioned father
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I don't wear that skirt now - it looks so old-fashioned .
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In many ways the village is a very old-fashioned sort of place.
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In those days, people believed that divorce was morally wrong, but this now seems very old-fashioned .
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Mandy was carrying a big old-fashioned leather briefcase.
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Most of the students found the course material boring and old-fashioned .
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My Dad was very old-fashioned and didn't approve of me going to nightclubs with my friends.
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The system uses fiber-optic cable instead of the old-fashioned copper wire.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It has done it the old-fashioned way, with teamwork, better quality and new models that appeal to its customers.
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Jayojit observes his parents' old-fashioned marriage; they come to terms with his modern divorce.
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The old-fashioned three-bay barn - the centre bay with doors each end for loading - has much in its favour.
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The explosion from the big old-fashioned gun was deafening.
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The flattening of organizations means that all employees have to learn that old-fashioned promotion is not the only way of getting ahead.
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Then they beat the Broncos the old-fashioned way.
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Willi made his way over to Madge Grimsilk, coughed, hesitated, then bowed in a very old-fashioned and courtly way.