newfangled

adj

1. (derogatory, disapproving, humorous, not-comparable, usually)New and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.

   “newfangled electronic gadgets that cost a lot and do little”

   “Premier Mussolini operated a “new-fangled automobile” driven by electricity on a trial run yesterday, the German Transocean agency reported in a wireless transmission to the United States recorded by the New York Times.”

   “From the Marvel Mixmaster to the Miracle Microwave, every time a new-fangled gadget has lobbed into the Aussie kitchen, Aussie mums have changed their cooking styles accordingly.”

   “I have tried all the medium and short acting non-barbiturate sedatives since the war (including thalidomide) but they don’t work and I don’t trust the newfangled long acting, “safe” analgesics.”

2. (not-comparable)Fond of novelty.