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newfangled

[ noo-fang-guhld, -fang-, nyoo- ]

adjective

  1. of a new kind or fashion:

    newfangled ideas.

  2. fond of or given to novelty.


newfangled

/ ˈ²ÔÂá³ÜËˈ´Úæŋɡə±ô»å /

adjective

  1. newly come into existence or fashion, esp excessively modern
  2. rare.
    excessively fond of new ideas, fashions, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²Ô±ð·Éˈ´Ú²¹²Ô²µ±ô±ð»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô±ð·Éf²¹²Ôg±ô±ð»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of newfangled1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, equivalent to newefangel “fond of or taken by what is new â€( newe new + -fangel, unattested Old English fangol “inclined to take,†equivalent to fang-, stem of ´ÚÅ²Ô â€œto take†( fang 2 ) + -ol adjective suffix) + -ed 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of newfangled1

C14 newefangel liking new things, from new + -fangel, from Old English ´ÚÅ²Ô to take
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Example Sentences

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And right now, nothing is cooler than the newfangled torpedoes.

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I can’t make any great claims for the show as anything more than a pretty decent newfangled old-fashioned comedy, but there’s nothing wrong with that.

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The Delaney clause is part of a 1958 federal law that expanded the FDA’s regulatory authority over newfangled food additives developed during World War II that were making their way into consumer products, Winters said.

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Trump plainly smells money in this newfangled scheme.

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Molly White, that indispensable and indefatigable chronicler of newfangled financial technology, conjectures that “many people who hold crypto ... probably don’t identify as crypto advocates at all.â€

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