adjective
old-fashioned and out of date
• Syn: ↑fusty, ↑unprogressive, ↑nonprogressive
• Similar to: ↑conservative
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I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective : of or relating to or characterized by the policy of standing pat : stubbornly conservative
II. noun
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/stand"pat'/, n.
1. standpatter.
adj.
2. characterized by refusing to consider or accept change.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.