newfangled

adjective

new·fan·gled | \ ˈnü-ˈfaŋ-gəld

Definition of newfangled

1 : attracted to novelty

2 : of the newest style or kind had many newfangled gadgets in the kitchen

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His grandson owns all of the latest newfangled electronics. the newfangled speech used by teenagers

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Some bettors found the newfangled racetracks difficult to make winning bets on. — Corina Knoll, New York Times, "Why So Many Horses Have Died at Santa Anita," 26 June 2019 Only in 1877 did this newfangled sport become popular enough that the name was changed to the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club. — Stuart Miller, latimes.com, "Wimbledon is the ultimate pilgrimage for tennis fans and those who love tradition," 23 June 2019 Who knows, maybe there will be some newfangled primer that actually works for our finicky skin type or an innovative mascara that truly checks off every box on our criteria. — Allure, "The Best New Makeup Launches Coming This Month," 1 June 2019 Who knows, maybe there will be some newfangled primer that actually works for our finicky skin type or an innovative mascara that truly checks off every box on our criteria. — Allure, "The Best New Makeup Launches Coming This Month," 1 June 2019 Nvidia released new graphics chips last fall that included newfangled ray-tracing technology, but gamers haven’t gobbled them up—possibly waiting for prices to drop and more games to exploit the latest features. — Asa Fitch, WSJ, "Nvidia’s Revenue Sinks 24%, but Wall Street Feared Worse," 14 Feb. 2019 The future Those newfangled Xe GPUs aren’t even close to launching yet, and this is just the beginning of Intel’s odyssey with the Graphics Command Center. — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, "Intel's gaming odyssey takes voyage with a slick new Graphics Command Center," 20 Mar. 2019 The catapult warfare intensified as the siege progressed, but even with the newfangled pyrotechnics the English made little progress towards breaching Stirling's walls. — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, "The Legend of Ludgar the War Wolf, King of the Trebuchets," 1 May 2017 New Yorkers, testing out the newfangled technology, sent through a Bible, a copy of the Constitution, and a cat (who emerged unharmed but presumably rattled). — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "12 Geeky Ways to Deliver Mail: U.S. Postal Service Technology Through the Ages," 18 Jan. 2019

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