old-fashioned

Definition

Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.

Etymology

From old + fashioned. The cocktail (which goes back to at least the early 1800s) got its name in the late 1800s as more complicated cocktails became common and those who preferred simpler drinks began asking for old-fashioned cocktails.

Example Sentences

• "My bike is old-fashioned but it gets me around."
• "Miss Menie, we should mention, has a commendable desire to sell her oldest-fashioned articles first; indeed, we believe that something of the sort has always been common among mercers. It is true, that the most conscientious of the trade make a point, in such cases, to say nothing of the fashionableness of the patterns, but in proportion to the care with which they do this, they enlarge on the good qualities of the texture and durability."
• "She was seated in a low old-fashioned arm-chair, directly below a portrait of herself, that had been taken just before her first visit to London."