Definition

Adjective: 1. Old-fashioned and resistant to change: Describes a person, idea, or style that is considered outdated, conservative, and stuck in the ways of the past, often with a negative or pejorative connotation.

Usage

The word "fogyish" is used to criticize someone or something as being behind the times. It implies a stubborn adherence to old customs and a lack of openness to new ideas. It is a formal and somewhat literary term.

Examples

• His fogyish views on technology made him reluctant to use email.
• The club's fogyish rules, like requiring a jacket and tie, kept younger members from joining.
• She dismissed his criticism as nothing more than fogyish nostalgia for a past that never really existed.

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a sense of intellectual or cultural stagnation, not just age.
• It can be used attributively (before a noun: "fogyish attitudes") or predicatively (after a linking verb: "His ideas are fogyish").

Variants and Related Words

• Fogey (also Fogy) (noun): A person who is old-fashioned and resistant to change.
  • He's an old fogey who complains about modern music.
• Fogeyism (noun): The quality or state of being a fogey; adherence to old-fashioned ideas.
  • The article criticized the fogeyism prevalent in the institution's leadership.

Synonyms

• Old-fashioned: Out of date.
• Conservative: Resistant to change.
• Stodgy: Dull, uninspired, and old-fashioned.
• Hidebound: Unwilling to change because of tradition or convention.
• Archaic: Very old or old-fashioned.

Antonyms

• Modern
• Progressive
• Innovative
• Trendy
• Forward-thinking

Idioms and Related Phrases

• Stuck in the past: An idiom with a very similar meaning to "fogyish."
  • The management is stuck in the past and needs to embrace new methods.

Adjective

1. (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
   • moss-grown ideas about family life