antediluvial

• صفة قديمة تعني ما يتعلق بالزمن السابق لطوفان نوح عليه السلام؛ وتُستعمل مجازًا للدلالة على ما هو بالغ القدم أو شديد العتق أو التخلف والانقضاء.

An archaic adjective meaning belonging to the time before the biblical flood; extremely old or outdated.

1. Before the biblical floodC2formal

   Relating to the time period before the great flood described in the Bible.

   ما قبل الطوفان

   • The antediluvial world was said to be populated by giants.
   • Scholars debate the timeline of antediluvial patriarchs.
   • The fossil was thought to be from an antediluvial era.

   المرادفاتantediluvian

   الأضدادpostdiluvian

2. Extremely old or outdatedC2formal

   Used figuratively to describe something that is very old-fashioned or ancient.

   عَتيق مُتَخَلِّف

   • His antediluvial views on technology made him a laughingstock.
   • The building's antediluvial plumbing system needed a complete overhaul.
   • She found his antediluvial manners charming but impractical.

   المرادفاتancientantiquatedarchaicobsoleteold-fashionedoutdatedoutmodedprehistoricprimitive

   الأضدادcontemporarycurrentmodernnewnovelrecent