Usually means: Stubbornly conservative or old-fashioned.
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▸ adjective:  (informal) Having old-fashioned views; very conservative or reactionary.

Similar:
old-timer, antique, gaffer, old geezer, moss-grown, fusty, fogeyish, ossified, mossful, musty, more...

Opposite:
progressive, forward-thinking, innovative, modern, open-minded

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Similar:
old-timer, antique, gaffer, old geezer, moss-grown, fusty, fogeyish, ossified, mossful, musty, more...

Opposite:
progressive, forward-thinking, innovative, modern, open-minded



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