adj
Meaning 1
Characteristic of a fogy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fogyish
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- moss-grown ideas about family life
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moss-grown, mossy, stick-in-the-mud(p), stodgy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English fogy Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English fogyish From fogy + -ish.