Broken-down vs Old-fashioned - What's the difference?
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which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order.
not properly maintained; neglected.
Of a thing, outdated or no longer in vogue.
* , chapter=1
, title= Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times.
A whiskey-based cocktail.
* 1996 , Paul F. Boller, Presidential Anecdotes (page 286)
Broken-down is a related term of old-fashioned.
As adjectives the difference between broken-down and old-fashioned
is that broken-down is which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order while old-fashioned is of a thing, outdated or no longer in vogue.As a noun old-fashioned is
a whiskey-based cocktail.broken-down
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
*(no longer in working order) out of order, busted * bedraggled, dilapidated, ramshackle, ruinous, rundown, tatterdemalion, tumbledownold-fashioned
English
Alternative forms
* old fashionedAdjective
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Usage notes
* Said of all kinds of things including words, houses, places, chimneys, character traits, cookware, education, music, or style.Noun
(wikipedia old-fashioned) (en noun)- At the end of the workday, the Trumans liked to have a cocktail before dinner. Shortly after they moved into the White House, Mrs. Truman rang for the butler, Alonzo Fields, one afternoon and ordered two old-fashioneds .