unfashionable

adjective

un·​fash·​ion·​able ˌən-ˈfa-sh(ə-)nə-bəl How to pronounce unfashionable (audio)
1
: not in keeping with the current fashion
unfashionable clothes
2
: not favored socially
unfashionable neighborhoods
unfashionableness noun
unfashionably adverb

Examples of unfashionable in a Sentence

an old and unfashionable jacket that someone had donated to charity
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Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unfashionable was in 1648

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“Unfashionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfashionable. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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