Word of the Day 05/20/24 Antediluvian
Antediluvian (adjective, noun)
an·te·di·lu·vi·an [an-tee-di-loo-vee-uhn] (previously 10-20-13)
adjective
1. of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8.
2. very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas.
noun
3. a person who lived before the Flood.
4. a very old or old-fashioned person or thing.
WORDS RELATED TO ANTEDILUVIAN
ancient, antique, old, primitive, age-old, antiquated, archaic, hoary, obsolete, old-fashioned, passé, primeval, primordial, timeworn, venerable
See synonyms for antediluvian on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1640-50; ante- + Latin diluvi(um) “a flood, deluge” + -an;see origin at deluge
HOW TO USE ANTEDILUVIAN IN A SENTENCE
Didn't Linehan and Mathews know they were perpetuating antediluvian blah blah blah... You know the drill.
FATHER TED: COMEDY AS LIBERATION | TOM DORAN | MARCH 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Put aside an invincibly ignorant Rick Perry or the antediluvian Ron Paul, who would abolish the Fed altogether.
CAN BEN BERNANKE, LIKE JOHN ROBERTS, IGNORE POLITICAL PRESSURE AND DO HIS JOB? | ROBERT SHRUM | JULY 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
“Through Cain came all the smart, educated people down to the antediluvian ?ood-the intellectuals, bible colleges,” Branham wrote.
INSIDE SARAH'S CHURCH | MAX BLUMENTHAL | SEPTEMBER 5, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
But carriages, dog-carts and antediluvian flys began to pour into The Park.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME II (OF 3) | CHARLES JAMES WILLS
But I also find the petrified vertebra of an antediluvian animal upon which the Trojans have carved a large owls head.
TROY AND ITS REMAINS | HENRY (HEINRICH) SCHLIEMANN
an·te·di·lu·vi·an [an-tee-di-loo-vee-uhn] (previously 10-20-13)
adjective
1. of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8.
2. very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas.
noun
3. a person who lived before the Flood.
4. a very old or old-fashioned person or thing.
WORDS RELATED TO ANTEDILUVIAN
ancient, antique, old, primitive, age-old, antiquated, archaic, hoary, obsolete, old-fashioned, passé, primeval, primordial, timeworn, venerable
See synonyms for antediluvian on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1640-50; ante- + Latin diluvi(um) “a flood, deluge” + -an;see origin at deluge
HOW TO USE ANTEDILUVIAN IN A SENTENCE
Didn't Linehan and Mathews know they were perpetuating antediluvian blah blah blah... You know the drill.
FATHER TED: COMEDY AS LIBERATION | TOM DORAN | MARCH 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Put aside an invincibly ignorant Rick Perry or the antediluvian Ron Paul, who would abolish the Fed altogether.
CAN BEN BERNANKE, LIKE JOHN ROBERTS, IGNORE POLITICAL PRESSURE AND DO HIS JOB? | ROBERT SHRUM | JULY 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
“Through Cain came all the smart, educated people down to the antediluvian ?ood-the intellectuals, bible colleges,” Branham wrote.
INSIDE SARAH'S CHURCH | MAX BLUMENTHAL | SEPTEMBER 5, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
But carriages, dog-carts and antediluvian flys began to pour into The Park.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME II (OF 3) | CHARLES JAMES WILLS
But I also find the petrified vertebra of an antediluvian animal upon which the Trojans have carved a large owls head.
TROY AND ITS REMAINS | HENRY (HEINRICH) SCHLIEMANN