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old-timey

[ ohld-tahy-mee ]

adjective

Informal.
  1. belonging to or characteristic of former times, usually eliciting a sentimental yearning for the past; old-time:

    an inn with charming, old-timey details.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of old-timey1

First recorded in 1850–55; old-time ( def ) + -y 1( def )
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Example Sentences

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By being set in the 1920s, the land can turn on its old-timey charm, and if you’re lucky, you’ll encounter wandering street musicians and actors playing wizarding students.

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with World Tuberculosis Day this week, and the release of John Green’s new book Everything Is Tuberculosis last week, TB, which is often thought of as an old-timey disease, might seem to suddenly be a concern once again.

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And wouldn't you know it, but the prescribed way to "protect" children just so happens to be giving up hopes of having a career or even much of a life outside of the home, so that women can dedicate themselves full-time to elaborate food preparation and home remedy routines for the inevitable old-timey diseases kids get when you refuse to vaccinate them.

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Lynch might have always looked great in a tuxedo, his massive swoop of hair and halo of cigarette smoke framing his visage like an old-timey leading man, but it was not an outfit he seemed at home in.

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Like an old-timey silent movie performer, he then began gesturing with his arms and soundlessly mouthed words.

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