Old-timey
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Old-timey is an adjective meaning (US, informal) Reminiscent or representative of an older time.
Meaning
(US, informal) Reminiscent or representative of an older time.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: old-fashioned, antiquated, retro
One of the main charms of the Southern scene was the number of "old-timey" practices that persisted.
The former ferry, now the standby tied up at the Steilacoom dock, is the 18-car, wooden-hull Islander, even old-timier and better.
That white man buys up all this old-timey stuff he can get his hands on, all through this country. The very tools I lived by, he sells em for antiques.
Word Forms
- old-timier
- old-timiest
Synonyms for old-timey
Depending on context, synonyms include old-timely, old-fashioned, antiquated, retro.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antiquey, reminiscent, rootsy, vintagey, retrostyled, oldskool.
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