English Explanatory Dictionary

antediluvial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
  2. Antiquated.

Pronunciation

/ˌantɪdɪˈluːvɪəl/

Word forms

antediluvial more antediluvial most antediluvial

Etymology

Early 18th c., ante- + diluvial, possibly as alteration of earlier antediluvian.

Synonyms

antediluvian prediluvian defunct outdated anachronistic antediluvial antiquated antique archaic backward backwards behind the times cobwebbed cobwebby dated desuete discontinued disused dootsie elderly extinct expired fossilized Havishamesque hoary idle Miss Havishamesque mouldy obsolete old oldfangled old-fashioned old school outmoded out of date out of fashion outworn parachronistic passé primitive superannuated superseded unemployed unoccupied venerable workless

Derived words

antediluvially
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