unfashionable
adjective
un·fash·ion·able
ˌən-ˈfa-sh(ə-)nə-bəl 
1
: not in keeping with the current fashion
unfashionable clothes
2
: not favored socially
unfashionable neighborhoods
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Examples of unfashionable in a Sentence
an old and unfashionable jacket that someone had donated to charity
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Betty Ford’s brand of bipartisan feminism was already becoming increasingly unfashionable.
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Elizabeth Rees / Made By History, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
In a purely political sense, January 6th is at the heart of the case for the anti-Trump Republicans, a small but, in my perhaps unfashionable view, potentially mighty slice of the electorate.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
In some corners of the industry, baskets, racks, and thicker tires are popular; Petersen is widely credited with bringing an unfashionable wheel size—the plump, gravel-friendly 650b—back into circulation.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Tentativeness, although unfashionable, is, however, advisable when ascribing a particular act to promptings from the social atmosphere.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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Elizabeth Rees / Made By History, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
In a purely political sense, January 6th is at the heart of the case for the anti-Trump Republicans, a small but, in my perhaps unfashionable view, potentially mighty slice of the electorate.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
In some corners of the industry, baskets, racks, and thicker tires are popular; Petersen is widely credited with bringing an unfashionable wheel size—the plump, gravel-friendly 650b—back into circulation.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Tentativeness, although unfashionable, is, however, advisable when ascribing a particular act to promptings from the social atmosphere.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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“Unfashionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfashionable. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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