What does antiquey mean?
Antiquey means (informal) Resembling or characteristic of antiques..
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/ænˈtiːki/ · adjective
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of antiques..
There was a collection of lead soldiers in one of the cases, possibly antiques, but Polly knew that all lead soldiers, even those cast in Hong Kong a week ago last Monday, have an antiquey look.
She's never been in their apartment before and, no surprise, it's crammed with antiquey knickknacks from the shop.
Use antiquey when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Antiquey means (informal) Resembling or characteristic of antiques..
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There was a collection of lead soldiers in one of the cases, possibly antiques, but Polly knew that all lead soldiers, even those cast in Hong Kong a week ago last Monday, have an antiquey look.
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