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antiquey

adj
/ænˈtiːki/

Etymology

From antique + -y.

  1. derived from antiquus — “former, earlier, ancient, old”
  2. borrowed from antique — “ancient, old”
  3. suffixed as antiquey — “antique + y”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of antiques.

    • There was a collection of lead soldiers in one of the cases, possibly antiques, but Polly knew that all lead soldiers, even those cast in Hong Kong a week ago last Monday, have an antiquey look.
    • She's never been in their apartment before and, no surprise, it's crammed with antiquey knickknacks from the shop.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA