newfangled


Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 novelties; given to new
theories or fashions. "Newfangled teachers." --1 Tim. vi.
(heading). "Newfangled men." --Latimer.
[1913 Webster]
Source: WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
newfangled
adj 1: (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new; "newfangled
ideas"; "she buys all these new-fangled machines and
never uses them" [syn: newfangled, new]
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