after a fashion

after a fashion
adverb
to some extent; not very well (Freq. 1)
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he speaks French after a fashion

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TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, in a way, somehow (or other), in a manner of speaking, in its way.

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I. adverb
: in a careless, hasty, or perfunctory way : haphazardly

the house had been cleaned after a fashion

cared for the children after a fashion

II. adverb
: in an approximate or rough way

became an artist after a fashion but never achieved distinction

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after a fashion see under ↑fashion
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Main Entry: ↑after

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after a fashion phrase
not very well or effectively

Things continued working after a fashion.

Thesaurus: not effective or useful and not working correctlysynonym
Main entry: fashion

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to a certain extent but imperfectly or unsatisfactorily

he could read after a fashion

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after a fashion
: to a slight or minor degree : ↑somewhat

I can play the piano after a fashion, but I can't play anything difficult.

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Main Entry: ↑fashion

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after a ˈfashion idiom
to some extent, but not very well

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I can play the piano, after a fashion.

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‘Do you speak French?’ ‘After a fashion.’

Main entry: ↑fashionidiom

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  • after a fashion — {adv. phr.} Not very well or properly; poorly. * /He played tennis after a fashion./ * /The roof kept the rain out after a fashion./ Compare: IN A WAY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • after a fashion — {adv. phr.} Not very well or properly; poorly. * /He played tennis after a fashion./ * /The roof kept the rain out after a fashion./ Compare: IN A WAY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • after the fashion of — phrase in a style that is typical of a particular person or group after the fashion of the French Impressionists Thesaurus: typical, traditional and usualsynonym Main entry: fashion * * * after (or in) the fashion of in a manner similar to …   Useful english dictionary

  • after a fashion — ► after a fashion to a certain extent but not perfectly. Main Entry: ↑fashion …   English terms dictionary

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  • after a fashion — phrasal in an approximate or rough way < became an artist after a fashion > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • after a fashion — the arrangement worked after a fashion Syn: to a certain extent, in a way, somehow, somehow or other, in a manner of speaking, in its way …   Thesaurus of popular words

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