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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an unfashionable manner; not in accordance with fashion.

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  • adverb In an unfashionable manner.

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  • adverb in an unfashionable manner

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Examples

  • Dressed in unfashionably straight-laced clothing, the strangers espoused political beliefs that were highly disagreeable to Glickman.

    Boing Boing: July 17, 2005 - July 23, 2005 Archives 2005

  • Angie just seems like she's dull, she dresses "unfashionably" ….

    EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines Kate Ward 2010

  • After all, WWD did compare Prada to some unfashionably-bearded chap called Charles Darwin:

    Fashion Statement: Ten things we learned in Milan Kate Carter 2010

  • Dudamel used almost unfashionably large forces by UK standards, but controlled them superbly throughout.

    Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic – review 2011

  • Despite his lifelong passion for smart society women, he married an unmitigated frump: Johanna von Puttkamer, who dined at five, dressed unfashionably, and dodged every invitation the Bismarcks received for ­political and social engagements.

    The Shrewdest of the Shrewd Geoffrey Wawro 2011

  • The action kicks off unfashionably early tomorrow with a show by Balenciaga at 10am CET, and later on Rick Owens and Nina Ricci will show their latest collections.

    Fashion week live blog Kate Carter 2010

  • In this excellent (and unfashionably admiring) biography of Frank Jack Fletcher, he judged Midway an 'incredible victory,' but (with apologies to Walter Lord) not so much, as commonly thought, in terms of the overall disparity of odds.

    The Beginning of the End James D. Hornfischer 2011

  • When a fashion show "starts" at 1 pm, it really means that that's when people start to sit down; the actual show starts about 30 minutes late and lasts about ten minutes, which means that if you arrive unfashionably early you will be sitting and waiting for five times as long as it takes to watch the actual fashion show.

    Una LaMarche: Crashing Fashion Week: Part One Una LaMarche 2010

  • Certainly, those bank heads who said that the time for remorse was over might have cause for regret, as might those who continued to pursue unfashionably high returns on equity.

    Is This the End of the Beginning for the Euro Crisis? Geoffrey T. Smith 2011

  • She sometimes views the world through unfashionably goofy horn-rimmed glasses.

    Michael Bialas: Who's That 'New Girl'? Zany Zooey Deschanel Is One Funny, Foxy Lady Michael Bialas 2011

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