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Newmade; formed with the affectation of novelty.

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  1. a. Newmade; formed with the affectation of novelty.
  2. a. Disposed to change; inclined to novelties; given to new theories or fashions.
  3. adj. (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
  4. 1. Newmade; formed with the affectation of novelty. "A newfangled nomenclature." Sir W. Hamilton. 2. Disposed to change; inclined to novelties; given to new theories or fashions. "Newfangled teachers." 1 Tim. vi. (heading). "Newfangled men." Latimer.
  5. j:100 s. (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new