antiquey

English

Etymology

antique +‎ -y

Adjective

antiquey (comparative more antiquey, superlative most antiquey)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of antiques.
    • 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:
      There was a collection of lead soldiers in one of the cases, possibly antiques, but Polly knew that all lead soldiers, even those cast in Hong Kong a week ago last Monday, have an antiquey look.
    • 2006, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, The Writing on the Wall:
      She's never been in their apartment before and, no surprise, it's crammed with antiquey knickknacks from the shop.
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