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standpat
adjective
old-fashioned and out of date
Syn: ↑fusty, ↑unprogressive, ↑nonprogressive
Similar to: ↑conservative

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I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: from the phrase stand pat
: of or relating to or characterized by the policy of standing pat : stubbornly conservative
II. noun (-s)
Etymology: from the phrase stand pat
: standpatter

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/stand"pat'/, n.
1. standpatter.
adj.
2. characterized by refusing to consider or accept change.
[1900-05; n., adj. use of v. phrase stand pat]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.