antediluvian

[US]/ˌæntɪdɪ'luːvɪən/

[UK]/ˌæntɪdɪ'luvɪən/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. ancient, existing or occurring before the biblical Flood; very old
n. someone or something very old or ancient; an old relic or artifact

an antediluvian automobile

a ramshackle antediluvian tenement

gigantic bones of antediluvian animals.

they maintain antediluvian sex-role stereotypes.

lived in a ramshackle, antediluvian tenement;

His ideas are positively antediluvian!

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