- newfangled
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Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
newfangled
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Newfangled — New fan gled, a. 1. Newly made; of a new type or fashion; formed with the affectation of novelty; sometimes used to express disapproval or disdain. A newfangled nomenclature. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 2. Disposed to change; inclined to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
newfangled — People who don t like new methods, technologies, etc, describe them as newfangled, which means new but not as good or nice as the old ones … The small dictionary of idiomes
newfangled — index unprecedented, unusual Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
newfangled — (adj.) late 15c., addicted to novelty, lit. ready to grasp at all new things, from adj. newefangel fond of novelty (late 14c.), from NEW (Cf. new) + fangel inclined to take, from root of O.E. fon to capture (see FANG (Cf. fang)). Sense of lately… … Etymology dictionary
newfangled — *new, novel, new fashioned, modernistic, modern, original, fresh … New Dictionary of Synonyms
newfangled — [adj] quite recent contemporary, fashionable, fresh, gimmicky*, in vogue, modern, modernistic, neoteric, new, new fashioned, novel, popular, unique; concepts 578,589,797 Ant. old, old fashioned, old hack, outmoded … New thesaurus
newfangled — ► ADJECTIVE derogatory ▪ newly developed and unfamiliar. ORIGIN from dialect newfangle liking what is new … English terms dictionary
newfangled — [no͞o′faŋ′gəld, nyo͞o′faŋ′gəld] adj. [ME < newefangel < newe, NEW + fangel < base of OE fon, to take: see FANG] 1. newly done, made, etc.; new; novel: a humorously derogatory term 2. Now Rare tending toward or fond of novelty or new… … English World dictionary
newfangled — new|fan|gled [ˌnju:ˈfæŋgəld US ˌnu: ] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: newfangle newfangled (14 16 centuries), from new + Old English fangen seized ] recently designed or produced usually used to show disapproval or distrust ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
newfangled — adjective newfangled ideas, machines etc have been recently invented but you think they are too complicated or unnecessary: newfangled ideas about education … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
newfangled — {adj.} Newly invented or contrived; excessively complex. * /Dorothy felt that many newfangled gadgets in Kate s all electric kitchen weren t really necessary./ … Dictionary of American idioms
