unfashionable

adjective

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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

Recent Examples on the Web She’s a very working-class, very unfashionable, very angry human being. — Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 5 June 2021 But like equally unfashionable BlackBerries and Cosmopolitans, skinny jeans have a determined grip on a segment of the population. — Rory Satran, WSJ, 5 June 2021 Digital media executives scrambled last year to tell their boards about their new subscription products, but something strange happened: Their old, unfashionable advertising businesses exploded as consumers stayed home and shopped online. — New York Times, 18 Apr. 2021 Quite simply, Croc shoes – while often unfashionable – are the epitome of comfort. — Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes, 13 May 2021 The stoical strain has become not merely unfashionable but easily mocked, or, worse still, suspected of being a cover for harsh psychological damage. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2021 Crockett takes pride in working in unfashionable styles. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2021 But artistry involves choices, and the abiding emphasis here is as unfashionable and open-hearted as the film’s title. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2021 There’s something unfashionable about admitting that novels offer lessons in how to live, but who cares? — Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020

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