old-style

adjective

In a now outdated style; old-fashioned.

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Meanings

adjectiveold-style (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a now outdated style; old-fashioned.

    One day our neighbours came back from a trip into the jungle to visit relatives who still lived in an old-style "long house".

    2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 29
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APA

old-style. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old-style

MLA

“old-style.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old-style. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “old-style,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old-style.

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