adj. Contemptibly modern, unfamiliar, or different.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Newly made; of a new type or fashion; formed with the affectation of novelty; -- sometimes used to express disapproval or disdain.
adj. Disposed to change; inclined to novelties; given to new theories or fashions.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Disposed to take up new things; fond of change: same as newfangle: with reference to persons.
New-made or new-fashioned; novel; formed with affectation of novelty: with reference to things.
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adj. (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
Word Usage
"Stewart Guthrie, professor emeritus of anthropology at Fordham University, was not surprised by the growing interest in newfangled notions about what those Maya time keepers might have had in mind as far back as AD 200."