unfashionable

adjective

un·fash·ion·able | \ ˌən-ˈfa-sh(ə-)nə-bəl

Definition of unfashionable

1 : not in keeping with the current fashion unfashionable clothes

2 : not favored socially unfashionable neighborhoods

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Other Words from unfashionable

unfashionableness \ ˌən-ˈfa-sh(ə-)nə-bəl-nəs

\ noun

unfashionably \ ˌən-ˈfa-sh(ə-)nə-blē

\ adverb

Examples of unfashionable in a Sentence

an old and unfashionable jacket that someone had donated to charity

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