olden

[ohl-duhn] / ˈoʊl dən /

ADJECTIVE

old

Synonyms

WEAK

aboriginal age-old ancient antediluvian antiquated antique archaic bygone crumbling dated decayed done démodé early erstwhile former hackneyed hoary immemorial late moth-eaten of old of yore old as Methuselah old as the hills old-fashioned old-time oldfangled once onetime original out-of-date outmoded passé past primeval primitive primordial pristine quondam relic remote rusty sometime stale superannuated time-worn timeworn traditional unfashionable unoriginal venerable worn-out

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Private exclaiming was discouraged; there wasn’t even a dedicated ! key on the typewriter until the 1980s — before that, you had to return to the exclamation point’s olden days, performing a complicated period-backspace-apostrophe dance.

From Washington Post

We wish for the olden days when life was simpler and we hadn’t messed with the world the way we have today.”

From New York Times

"The most amazing thing about the Hawaiians, is back in the olden days they had more people living there and living off the land," says Keolanui.

From Salon

We’re talking olden days here, before internet and mandatory seat belts.

From Los Angeles Times

There is little comfort in the fact that these rules are much less restrictive than those in the olden days.

From New York Times

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