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German
Etymology
From Middle High German altbacken. By surface analysis, alt + gebacken with syncope of the prefix (as in hausbacken). Compare Dutch oudbakken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaltˌbakən/, ,
- IPA(key): /altˈbakən/ (less common)
Adjective
altbacken (strong nominative masculine singular altbackener, comparative altbackener, superlative am altbackensten)
- (of baked goods) stale (no longer fresh)
- Synonyms: alt, trocken, hart
- (figurative) dowdy, old-fashioned
- Synonyms: altmodisch, veraltet
2007, Heiko Lüdemann, Heiko, Lüdemann Lüdemann, Berufserfahrung als Chance: Erfolgreich bewerben, Redline Wirtschaft, →ISBN:Altbacken wirkt die Formulierung „Mit freundlichem Gruß“. Unterschreiben Sie Ihr Anschreiben mit Vor- und Zunamen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2014, Nubo Huang, Herr Huang in Deutschland: Ein Chinese auf Weltreise zum Kulturerbe, Georg Olms Verlag, →ISBN, page 20:Da sind Punks nun auf der einen Seite die mit dem ausgeflipptesten Modestil, und gleichzeitig sind sie in ihrer Art etwas altbacken.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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