newfangled

2 definitions found

newfangled - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Newfangled \New"fan`gled\, a.
     1. Newly made; of a new type or fashion; formed with the
        affectation of novelty; -- sometimes used to express
        disapproval or disdain. "A newfangled nomenclature." --Sir
        W. Hamilton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Disposed to change; inclined to novelties; given to new
        theories or fashions. "Newfangled teachers." --1 Tim. vi.
        (heading). "Newfangled men." --Latimer.
        [1913 Webster]

newfangled - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  newfangled
      adj 1: (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new; "newfangled
             ideas"; "she buys all these new-fangled machines and
             never uses them" [syn: newfangled, new]