antediluvial

An archaic adjective meaning belonging to the time before the biblical flood; extremely old or outdated.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung 'aus der Zeit vor der biblischen Sintflut stammend'; im übertragenen Sinne 'sehr alt, überholt oder veraltet'.

1. Before the biblical flood C2 formal

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

   • 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.

   🇩🇪vorsintflutlich

   Synonyme: antediluvian

   Antonyme: postdiluvian

2. Extremely old or outdated C2 formal

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

   • 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.

   🇩🇪Vorsintflutlich

   Synonyme: ancientantiquatedarchaicobsoleteold-fashionedoutdatedoutmodedprehistoricprimitive

   Antonyme: contemporarycurrentmodernnewnovelrecent

• more antediluvial comparative form
• most antediluvial superlative form